What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?

The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?

British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.

19th Century French Prints

French Renaissance Art

Original Etching French

Hand Colored French Lithograph Prints

19th Century Architectural Prints

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Late 19th Century French School Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet
Middle Ages, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print, 1887

$140

Middle Ages, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Middle Ages - Moyen-Age - Mittel Alter' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from

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Late 19th Century French School Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet
Middle Ages, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print, 1887

$140

Greek-Byzantine, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Greek-Byzantine - Greco-Byzantin - Griechisch-Byzantinisch' Late 19th century interior design

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Late 19th Century French School Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet
Greek-Byzantine, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print, 1887

$140

Indian-Persian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Indian-Persian - Indo-Persian - Indisch-Persisch' Late 19th century interior design

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Late 19th Century French School Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet
Indian-Persian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print, 1887

$140

Indian-Persian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Indian-Persian - Indo-Persian - Indisch-Persisch' Late 19th century interior design

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Late 19th Century French School Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet
Indian-Persian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print, 1887

$140

Nicolas Poussin, French painter, 19th century artist portrait engraving print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

100mm (image) 270mm by 175mm (sheet) Nicolas Poussin was a French painter who was a leading painter of

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

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Engraving

Nicolas Poussin, French painter, 19th century artist portrait engraving print, 1850

$75

French and German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French and German Renaissance is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The

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19th Century Modern More Prints

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Lithograph

French and German Renaissance - Lithograph - 19th Century, 19th Century

$214

Early 19th Century French Roques Botanical Engravings

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Early 19th Century French engraved and hand coloured botanical studies. Including Belladonna

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Country Prints

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Paper

Early 19th Century French Roques Botanical Engravings

$4,530 / set

Pl. 132 Antique Print of French 19th Century Outfits by Racinet, circa 1880

Located in Langweer, NL

'. Chromolithograph of French 19th century outfits. This print originates from 'Le Costume Historique' by M.A. Racinet

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Pl. 132 Antique Print of French 19th Century Outfits by Racinet, circa 1880

$95 Sale Price

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French 19th Century Framed Hand Colored Lithograph

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French 19th century hand-colored lithograph print of two young ladies from the important firm of

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Antique 19th Century French Other Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

French 19th Century Framed Hand Colored Lithograph

$450

French 19th Century Hand-colored Fragonard Lithograph

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A striking French lithograph originally conceived by the 18th century painter Fragonard, reimagined

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Antique 19th Century French Other Prints

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Glass, Paper

French 19th Century Hand-colored Fragonard Lithograph

$450

Late 19th-Century French Equestrian Prints by Ernest Alexandre Bodoy, A. Legras

By Auguste Legras

Located in Glasgow, GB

Late 19th-Century French Equestrian chromolithograph prints by Ernest Alexandre Bodoy, A. Legras

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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Prints

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Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Late 19th-Century French Equestrian Prints by Ernest Alexandre Bodoy, A. Legras

$439 Sale Price

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France Mid-19th Century Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Prints by J.C.Ulmer

Located in Brescia, IT

France Mid-19th century pair of Neoclassical black and white prints on paper by J.C.Ulmer This

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

France Mid-19th Century Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Prints by J.C.Ulmer

$2,287 Sale Price / set

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Cityscapes - France Pittoresque - Original Etching - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Cityscapes - France Pittoresque is an original etching realized in 19th Century. Printed in series

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19th Century Abstract Prints

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Etching

Cityscapes - France Pittoresque - Original Etching - 19th Century, 19th Century

$357

French Victorian Colored print of a Vase

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian colored print of a blue and gold vase in a gold frame (signed)

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

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Gold

French Victorian Colored print of a Vase

$645

French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of a Lady of the Chateau and Her Page

Located in Queens, NY

French 19th-century framed lithograph of a lady of the chateau and her page in Renaissance attire

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Prints

French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of a Lady of the Chateau and Her Page

$1,200

Antique French Costume Print of Medieval Chambermaid, Hand-Colored, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique French Costume Print of Medieval Chambermaid, Hand-Colored, 19th Century Description: This

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Antique French Costume Print of Medieval Chambermaid, Hand-Colored, 19th Century

$190

Cityscapes - France Pittoresque - Original Etching - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Cityscape - France Pittoresque is an original etching realized in the 19th Century. Belongs to the

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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Etching

Cityscapes - France Pittoresque - Original Etching - 19th Century, 19th Century

$357

French Indian Costume - Original Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

century. Printed within series of "France Pittoresque" at the top center. Titled in Franch on the lower

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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

French Indian Costume - Original Lithograph - 19th Century, 19th century

$357

Pair of 19th Century Engraving, in Color, Representing Paris Monuments, France

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

. They have been done durong the 19th century in France.

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Antique 19th Century French American Classical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Pair of 19th Century Engraving, in Color, Representing Paris Monuments, France

$536 / set

Indigenous Peoples Near Quebec – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Canada

Located in Langweer, NL

Indigenous Peoples Near Quebec – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Canada This antique print

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Indigenous Peoples Near Quebec – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Canada

$131

Jeune Fille Arménienne Antique Print, Costume Art, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique costume print titled 'Jeune Fille Arménienne'. Original antique print of a young Armenian

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Jeune Fille Arménienne Antique Print, Costume Art, 19th Century

$95 Sale Price

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Original Antique Prints of 19th Century Japanese Silk Panels, France, 1860

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful pair of prints of 19th Century Japanese silk panels Amazing illuminated gold lustre

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Antique 1860s English Japonisme Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Prints of 19th Century Japanese Silk Panels, France, 1860

$55 / set

French Renaissance Pattern - Original Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

French Renaissance is an original lithograph on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

French Renaissance Pattern - Original Lithograph - 19th Century, 19th Century

$297

France Maritime - Lithograph by Camille Roqueplan - 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

France Maritime is an original print on paper realized by Camille Roqueplan in the mid-19th Century

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Camille Roqueplan
France Maritime - Lithograph by Camille Roqueplan - 19th century, 19th century

$345

English Victorian Print of 4 French Noble Attires

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian prints featuring four styles of French noble attires from historical periods in a

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

English Victorian Print of 4 French Noble Attires

$600

Antique French Costume Print of Medieval Page Boy, Hand-Colored, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Antique French Print of Page Attire, 19th Century Description: This striking antique French

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Antique French Costume Print of Medieval Page Boy, Hand-Colored, 19th Century

$190

Antique French Costume Print of a Servant in Medieval Dress, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique French Costume Print of a Servant in Medieval Dress, 19th Century Description: This

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Antique French Costume Print of a Servant in Medieval Dress, 19th Century

$190

Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene This finely detailed

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of Nelson’s Monument in Montreal – 19th Century Canada Scene

$154

Mandan Warriors and Chief – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Indigenous Canada

Located in Langweer, NL

Mandan Warriors and Chief – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Indigenous Canada This detailed

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Mandan Warriors and Chief – 19th Century Ethnographic Print of Indigenous Canada

$131

Antique Print of Mariage Ceremony in Italy, 19th Century, 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled ‘Mariage, XIIIe Siecle.’ Original antique print of mariage ceremony in Italy

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of Mariage Ceremony in Italy, 19th Century, 1860

$178

Colombine - Original Etching - France Late 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 13 x 8 cm. Colombine is an original etching realized during the XIX century by

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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Colombine - Original Etching - France Late 19th Century, Late 19th Century

$285

French Victorian Watercolor Abstract Print of a Iris Xyphium Flower

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian watercolor abstract print of a iris xyphium flower

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

French Victorian Watercolor Abstract Print of a Iris Xyphium Flower

$3,000

French Victorian Watercolor Botanical Print of a Iris Pseudacorus Flower

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian watercolor abstract print of a Iris Pseudacorus Flower

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

French Victorian Watercolor Botanical Print of a Iris Pseudacorus Flower

$3,000

French Victorian Watercolor Abstract Print of a Iris Pallida Flower

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian watercolor abstract print of a Iris Pallida Flower

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

French Victorian Watercolor Abstract Print of a Iris Pallida Flower

$3,000

Saint Louis - from "France Pittoresque" - Original Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Saint Louis is an original lithograph artwork realized by an Anonymous engraver of the 19th century

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19th Century Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Saint Louis - from "France Pittoresque" - Original Lithograph - 19th Century, 19th century

$285

Pair of French Victorian Figural Engraving Prints Titled "Vestale" "Euterpe"

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of French Victorian (19th Century) prints of engravings titled \"Vestale\" (a reference to

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Prints

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Giltwood

Pair of French Victorian Figural Engraving Prints Titled "Vestale" "Euterpe"

$3,200

Antique French Costume Print of a Noble Lady in Medieval Attire, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique French Costume Print of a Noble Lady in Medieval Attire, 19th Century Description: This

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Antique French Costume Print of a Noble Lady in Medieval Attire, 19th Century

$190

Biblia Epistolae - Lithograph by French Master 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Biblia Epistolae is a beautiful lithograph on paper, realized by an unknown artist signed "Virginie D.B." in the inscription on lower left margin. Other inscriptions refer to the gui...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Biblia Epistolae - Lithograph by French Master 19th Century, 19th Century

$333

Set of Six Early 19th Century Framed First Edition Prints

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Set of six early 19th Century first edition prints - 'Description de L'Egypte'. The Description de

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Early 20th Century French Prints

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Paper

Set of Six Early 19th Century Framed First Edition Prints

$9,642 / set

19th Century French Framed Engraving, Hercule Et Telephe by Pierre Bouillon

Located in Bradenton, FL

By French painter and printmaker Pierre Bouillon. Plate from Musée des antiques, dessiné et gravé

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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

19th Century French Framed Engraving, Hercule Et Telephe by Pierre Bouillon

$285

Coqueret, View of Paris N°12, Color Print, Early 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Henri Courvoisier-Voisin & Pierre-Charles Coqueret, signed. Colors print untitled “View of Paris

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Prints

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Paper

Coqueret, View of Paris N°12, Color Print, Early 19th Century

$941

Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard De La Fresque

By Louis-Pierre Baltard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard De La Fresque

$1,500 / set

Portrait of Joseph Méry – French Poet and Publicist, 19th Century Lithograph

Located in Langweer, NL

Portrait of Joseph Méry – French Poet and Publicist, 19th Century Lithograph This elegant mid-19th

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Portrait of Joseph Méry – French Poet and Publicist, 19th Century Lithograph

$440

Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque

By Louis-Pierre Baltard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque

$1,500 / set

Antique Print of French 17th Century Office, circa 1880

Located in Langweer, NL

'. Chromolithograph of French 17th century office. This print originates from 'Le Costume Historique' by M.A. Racinet

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of French 17th Century Office, circa 1880

$327

Regal Antique French Costume Print of a Queen, Hand-Coloured in the 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Antique Costume Print of French Queen, 19th Century Description: This beautiful antique

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Regal Antique French Costume Print of a Queen, Hand-Coloured in the 19th Century

$190

Sidi French and Arsenal d Algier - Original Lithograph - 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

of the XIX century. Printed in series of "France Pittoresque" at the top center. Titled in France

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19th Century Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Sidi French and Arsenal d Algier - Original Lithograph - 19th century, 19th century

$357

Set of Four Late 19th Century French Architectural Engravings of Shopfronts

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Fantastic set of four French late 19th Century architectural engravings. These unusual and

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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Prints

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Glass, Giltwood

Set of Four Late 19th Century French Architectural Engravings of Shopfronts

$3,212 / set

Set of Nine 19th Century Hand Coloured Prints of Apples

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Set of nine 19th Century hand-coloured prints of apples. Circa 1860 and framed in black and gilt

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Antique 1860s French Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of Nine 19th Century Hand Coloured Prints of Apples

$4,448 / set

Portrait of Thomas Couture – 19th Century French Lithograph by Le Gout-Gérard

Located in Langweer, NL

Portrait of Thomas Couture – 19th Century French Lithograph by Le Gout-Gérard This 19th-century

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Portrait of Thomas Couture – 19th Century French Lithograph by Le Gout-Gérard

$524

19th Century French Lithographs La Rigolbochomanie Set of 6

Located in Winter Park, FL

A set of six 19th century French hand colored lithographs from the series entitled La

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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Prints

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Paper

19th Century French Lithographs La Rigolbochomanie Set of 6

$350

Set of Three Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de

By Louis-Pierre Baltard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paper, Wood

Set of Three Early 19th Century Architectural Prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de

$1,500 / set

Pair Of Framed Engravings, French Revolution, 18th/19th Century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Pair of engravings illustrating 2 major episodes of the French Revolution: * the day of August

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Antique Early 19th Century Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Pair Of Framed Engravings, French Revolution, 18th/19th Century

$1,429 / set

Set 5 Antique French Engravings Ancient Roman Artefacts Figures

By Antique French

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Set of 5 black and white engravings French School, 19th century each paper (unframed) : 9 x 12

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19th Century Rococo Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Antique French
Set 5 Antique French Engravings Ancient Roman Artefacts Figures

$494 Sale Price

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Antique Print of French 18th Century Women s Hats by Racinet

Located in Langweer, NL

'. Chromolithograph of French 18th Century Women's Hats. This print originates from 'Le Costume Historique' by M.A

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Print of French 18th Century Women s Hats by Racinet

$95 Sale Price

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French Decorative Cast Iron Plate with Cow Calf and Farmer, 19th Century

Located in Labrit, Landes

, France. The agricultural comices (or agricultural shows) were organized in France from the 19th century

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Prints

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Iron

French Decorative Cast Iron Plate with Cow Calf and Farmer, 19th Century

$657 Sale Price

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19th Century French Prints For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 19th century French prints is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique 19th century French prints was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and glass. 19th century French prints have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. 19th century French prints are generally popular furniture pieces, but Neoclassical, Empire and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made 19th century French prints over the years, but those made by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager and Jean-Baptiste Audebert are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are 19th Century French Prints?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $472, while they’re typically $55 on the low end and $125,000 highest priced.

Questions About 19th Century French Prints

What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.

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12 Floral-Accented Rooms with a Handmade, Folkloric Feel

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This Wolf Kahn Pastel Is the Epitome of Beauty at Its Most Essential

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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

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