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18th Century German Portraits

German School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of Johann Leonhard Bahnmayer
Located in Corsham, GB
This accomplished 18th-century portrait depicts the distinguished gentleman Johann Leonhard
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz
By Arthur Devis
Located in Bath, Somerset
a valuable reference for flute playing in the 18th century. He was born in the village of
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18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour, Oil
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-18th-century half-length German portrait depicts a middle-aged aristocrat wearing armour
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Neoclassical Female Portrait. Chemise à la reine and Shawl. Germany, ca 1790
Located in Firenze, IT
Neoclassical Female Portrait with Shawl and Chemise à la Reine, German School, circa 1790 Not
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

R. Waring - German School 1737 Oil, The First Sword
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait study dated 1737 portraying a young boy from a noble family bearing his first sword
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a German Lady in Oil, Central European School, 18th Century
By Central School of Arts Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of a German Lady in Oil, Central European School, 18th Century, in a 19th Century Gilt
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Paint

18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Woodbury, CT
A late 18th century oil on canvas portrait of a gentleman holding a philosophy book; probably
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Antique 18th Century German Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
$6,400
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
18th Century German Francisco de Moncada Engraved Portrait w/ Full Armor Horse
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique mid 18th century German engraved portrait of Spanish ambassador Francisco de Moncada, with
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Antique 18th Century German Decorative Art

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Paper

Portrait of Sophie Charlotte of Hanover, Queen of Prussia, 18th Century
By Central School of Arts Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Portrait of Sophie Charlotte of Hanover, Queen of Prussia, 18th Century Medium-format oil on
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Paint

18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY by Johann Hirschmann
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Portrait of a Lady, framed in an oval-shaped, faded gold frame. A head and shoulders
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Antique 18th Century German Rococo Paintings

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Glass, Wood

18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY by Johann Hirschmann
18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY by Johann Hirschmann
$623 Sale Price
30% Off
H 11.5 in W 9 in D 0.1 in
SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY PORTRAIT OF JOHANN CASPAR SCHWEIRER
Located in Firenze, FI
-18th-century clothing and hairstyle: a white wig, a closed coat, and a white jacket with a fabric front
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Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

18th Century Baroque Oil Painting Portrait of a Stone Trader, 1783
Located in Berlin, DE
This 18th-century Baroque oil painting by Thomas Höchsmann, dated 1783, vividly portrays a stone
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Antique 1780s German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Beech, Pine, Paint

18th Century Baroque Oil Painting Portrait of a Stone Trader, 1783
18th Century Baroque Oil Painting Portrait of a Stone Trader, 1783
$4,003 Sale Price
40% Off
H 37.01 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in
Portrait Drawing of Antoninus Pius
Located in New York, NY
Portrait drawing of Antoninus Pius German school black chalk on laid paper German school, late
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Antique 18th Century German Drawings

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Paper

Portrait Drawing of Antoninus Pius
Portrait Drawing of Antoninus Pius
$500
H 8 in W 6 in D 0.5 in
Antique 18th C Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Attr. To Johan Van Diest
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Attr. To Johan Van Diest (Dutch, 1695-1757)
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Antique 18th Century German Dutch Colonial Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Miniature Portrait of a Sleepy Eyed Man, Circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
By Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a sleepy eyed man, circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich Germany 18th
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Wood

Reward of Virtue – Allegorical Portrait Dedicated to Elise Charlotte, c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
allegorical engraving from the late 18th century depicts a half-draped young woman adorned with a floral
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Antique 18th Century German Prints

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Paper

Antique Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens by Zabern, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'P.P. Rubens'. Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition. Lithographed by David von Z...
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints

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Paper

Portrait of Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1725
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A circa 1725 oil on canvas portrait of Louis George Simpert, as Hereditary Prince, the future
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Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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Set of 10 18th Century German Watercolours Depicting Figures In National Costume
Located in York, GB
Set of 10, 18th Century German watercolours depicting 10 figures in national costume. Each (except
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18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

German faience Dish with portrait of a lady.
Located in London, GB
German faience Dish with portrait of a lady. Circa 1720.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Decorative Bowls

Portrait of A. Von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland
Located in Kent, Ct
Wonderful portrait of the Duke of Friedland,A Von Wallenstein. Military leader during the 30 years
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Self-portrait of an artist
Located in Greven, DE
German School, 18th century Self-portrait of an artist Red chalk on paper 20 x 28 cm Mould
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Paper

Self-portrait of an artist
Self-portrait of an artist
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in
Elegant 17th-18th Century Lady’s Portrait in a Lavish Baroque-Style Gilt Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
This distinguished 19th-century portrait depicts an elegantly dressed lady, captured with
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Antique 17th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Wood

18th-Century German School Pair Of Companion Portraits, Oil Paintings
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine pair of late 18th-century German School portraits depict a charming husband and wife
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1780s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Cherry Basket
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-18th-century German oil painting depicts a girl wearing a pink bell-shaped gown
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1740s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century German School Portrait
Located in Madrid, ES
18th century German school portrait Oil on canvas. 80 x 65 cm (R. 85 x 69 cm). Part
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Paint

18th Century German School Portrait
18th Century German School Portrait
H 33.47 in W 27.17 in D 2.76 in
Important German School "Portrait German Officer" 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
German School, 18th century Portrait of an officer three-quarters length in red frac and wig
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Paint

German School Nobleman Portrait Oil , 18th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
German School Portrait of a Nobleman, 18th Century, oil on canvas, depicting a nobleman in red
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Antique 18th Century European Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas German Portrait Antique Painting, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique German painting from the late 18th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting a portrait of
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Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Set of Six Miniature Gouache Portraits of German Thinkers
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century set of six miniature gouache ink on paper portraits of German enlightened thinkers
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Paintings

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Paint

Antique 18th Century German Original Oil Painting Portrait of Two Young Boys
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique 18th century original German oil on canvas portrait of two young boys in period clothing
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Antique Early 18th Century German Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly interesting Baroque portrait in the middle of the 18th century. Oil on canvas. Motive. A
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

Dutch or German School, Portrait of an Old Man, Oil on Canvas, 18th-19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 18th-early 19th century Dutch or German school, portrait of an old man, framed oil on canvas.
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Paintings

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Canvas

French School circa 1720 Portrait of a Man in a Red Overcoat, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
French School circa 1720 Portrait of a Man in a Red Overcoat Canvas Measures: Height: 74 cm
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Antique Early 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Royal Child in a Red Cape
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas portrait painting of a child, likely royalty, dressed in a red cape, circa
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Antique Late 18th Century German Paintings

18th century German Portrait Painting - Hyperrealistic Old Master Philosopher
By Balthasar Denner
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Arresting 18th century German Old Master painting by Balthasar Denner. The painting comes with an
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century German portrait of a Princess Sofie Brunswick by a female master
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Important 18th century German portrait by the female master painter Anna Rosina de Gasc depicting
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18th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Old Bearded Man, German School from the 1700s
Located in Stockholm, SE
example of 18th-century portraiture. The artist, although unknown, demonstrates significant skill in
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Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a woman with red jacket trimmed with fur and braid German School.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a woman with red jacket trimmed with fur and braid German School, late 18th – early
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Frederik II (The Great) King of Prussia (1712-1786)
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
German School, 18th Century ‘Portrait of Frederik II (The Great) King of Prussia (1712-1786) on a
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century One Miniature Gouache Portraits of German Thinkers
Located in Marbella, ES
the 18th and 19th centuries, is indebted.
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Antique 1750s Paintings

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Paint

After Justas Sustermans, portrait of Prince Waldemar of Denmark, 18th century
Located in London, GB
. German school, 18th century. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome.
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait Of A Pair Of German Shorthaired Pointers, 18th/19th Century
By George Stubbs
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Pair Of German Shorthaired Pointers, 18th/19th Century circle of George STUBBS
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Noble Gentleman Wearing Breastplate, Oil on Canvas, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
condition. This portrait is of the 18th century German School. It's provenance Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome
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Antique 18th Century German Neoclassical Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

18th century German school portrait painting of a royal spaniel on a red cushion
Located in Bath, Somerset
Early 18th century German school portrait of a Royal spaniel seated on a red velvet tasselled
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century Oil Paint Portrait by Friedrich Wilhelm von Haugwitz
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil on canvas, very old doublierung. Historic original condition with patina, polished Louis XVI frame. (S-101).
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Johann Heinrich Tischbein Attributed to Portrait of a Young Noble
Located in CH
A German portrait of a young Noble, attributed to Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722-1789
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Paintings

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Canvas

18th c. German Intaglio Engraving by Georg Preisler #10 of STATUES OF ROME
Located in Gallatin, TN
18th Century Original Intaglio Engraving by Georg Martin Preissler (1700–1754) - Engraving is
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18th Century Baroque Portrait Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

CONTINENTAL 18TH CENTURY GERMAN IVORY PORTRAIT
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ivory portrait of a gentleman with tortoise shell frame.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

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Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Wood

German School, 16th Century, Portrait of Man
Located in Paris, FR
German School, 16th Century. Portrait of Man. Panel, one board with no batten markers with an
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Paintings

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Panel

18th Century German School Oil on Canvas Portrait of Anna Margaretha Kesel
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The very well executed German School half-length oil on canvas portrait, showing Anna Margaretha
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Antique 1780s German Neoclassical Paintings

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Canvas

Portraits of Karl Maria Wittelsbach, Mid 18th C.
Located in New York, NY
portrait painter whose work can be seen in several German museums. This well suited pair show a three
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Paintings

Memorial Portrait of a Dwarf
Located in San Francisco, CA
A curious and charming portrait of a "tender dwarf that died in battle".
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Paintings

Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Delicately rendered pastel with an oval mat and gilded frame.
It is signed and dated but I can't decipher the name. Below
the artist's name it says "Berlin, 179?"
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Drawings

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
H 15.5 in W 12.75 in
Circle of Johann Elias Ridinger Pair of Equestrian Portraits
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Equestrian Portraits (price listed for the pair). Oil on panels in antique carved
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Paintings

Portrait Of The Armless Calligrapher Thomas Schweiker By Jakob Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
The portrait depicts Thomas Schweicker seated on a low table covered with a cloth, his implements
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Paintings

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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases

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Bronze

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Brass

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Antique 19th Century French Busts

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Bronze

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H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Painting 19th century French School Genre Scene Interior Portrait
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1850s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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Canvas

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