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18th century French Neo Classical school, Study for frontispiece, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th century French Neo Classical school, Study for frontispiece, Brown ink and pen, brown ink
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Portrait of Louis XV, King of France
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Circle of Jean-Baptiste van Loo French, (1684-1745) Portrait of Louis XV, King of France Oil on
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paintings French School 18th Century in Pair Romantic Genre Scenes
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two "Grisailles" 18th Century French School Oils on Canvas Frames gilded with leaves
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French School 18th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, oval drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School end of the 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman pencil on paper and heightenings of
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1780s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Antique French Oil Portrait of a Young Nobleman/ Prince
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th/ 19th century Title: Portrait of a Young Nobleman Medium: oil
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Studies of Horses Sebastien Leclerc (French 1637-1714)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Studies of Horses Sebastien Leclerc (French 1637-1714) Pen and ink on paper Inscribed on verso
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Nevers Autun France: 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
meant mountain or hill in Old French. For it lies on a hill where the Nièvre flows into the Loire. All
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16th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Pair of 18th Century French Hand Colored Engravings - Venus Aphrodithe Mythology
By Charles Joseph Natoire
Located in Aartselaar, BE
French artist Charles Joseph Natoire. These beautiful French engravings are hand coloured and depict
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Paper

The Annunciation, mid-17th century French school
Located in PARIS, FR
The Annunciation Mid-17th Century French School Oil on canvas, h. 64 cm, l. 64 cm 17th century
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French school 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th Century Portrait of a Lady with a Fan oil on canvas 75 x 62 cm Not framed
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1840s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th century French portrait of Anne Ninon de L Enclos - Courtesan
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in Aartselaar, BE
October 17, 1705, was a French courtesan, wit, letter writer and woman of letters. . Daughter of Henri de
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Louvre, Aile Denon, Les noces de Cana de Veronese, Paris, France
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 9. Signature label. Framed work. A prominent French architectural photographer, Jean
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Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE (1725-1805) FRENCH PORTRAIT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) French 'A half-length portrait of a lady holding a book
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine 18th Century French Watercolor Peacocks in Classical Ruins Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Circle of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) French Title: Peacocks in a Palatial
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Watercolor

France 17th Century, Saint John the Evangelist, oil on copper
Located in Paris, FR
France 17th Century, circle of Pierre Mignard (1612-1695) Saint John the Evangelist, oil on copper
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1660s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

ARABIAN LANDSCAPE -French School - Italian Oil on canvas Painting
By Francoise Vigneron
Located in Napoli, IT
and Arab landscapes of the French painter Charles-Théodore Frère, who after his travels in the Middle
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Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ARABIAN LANDSCAPE- French School - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Francoise Vigneron
Located in Napoli, IT
and Arab landscapes of the French painter Charles-Théodore Frère, who after his travels in the Middle
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Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ARABIAN LANDSCAPE - French School - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Francoise Vigneron
Located in Napoli, IT
and Arab landscapes of the French painter Charles-Théodore Frère, who after his travels in the Middle
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Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ARABIAN LANDSCAPE - French School - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Francoise Vigneron
Located in Napoli, IT
and Arab landscapes of the French painter Charles-Théodore Frère, who after his travels in the Middle
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ARABIAN LANDSCAPE - French School - Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
By Francoise Vigneron
Located in Napoli, IT
the oriental and Arab landscapes of the French painter Charles-Théodore Frère, who after his travels
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Early 2000s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 18th century Portrait of a lady - Book pearls
By Donatien Nonotte (Besançon 1708 - Lyon 1785)
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Very fine French 18th century Rococo portrait of a lady holding a book This elegant lady is seated
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

LES LAVEUSES, loire valley, french landscape scene, oil by Henri DutzchoildD
Located in York, GB
. This artists works rarely come up for sale and are mostly bought and sold in France
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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Classical Landscape with Cattle - French 19thC Neo Classical art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning French 19th-century landscape is attributed to the circle of Neo-Classical French
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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French School 17th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
French School 17th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas 45 x 32 cm of course the work
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1660s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French School, c. 1670 A nobleman, wearing a scarlet-lined damask gold embroider
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
French School, c. 1670 A nobleman, wearing a scarlet-lined damask gold embroidered robe Oil on
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique French Signed Oil, Portrait of a Cossack, Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Cossack French School, late 19th century signed lower corner oil painting on canvas
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Petite French 17th century portrait of a gentleman
By (circle of) François de Troy
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Petite and very decorative 17th century portrait painting of a gentleman wearing a white lace scarf with a shiny brooch. Provenance: Dutch Private Collection
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century French School, Saint John the Baptist, oil on copper
Located in Paris, FR
17th Century French School Saint John the Baptist in a landscape oil on copper 17 x 11.5 cm In good
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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th Century French oil painting of St. Tecle and her menagerie, religious
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Jacques Blanchard (French, 1600-1638) St Tecle and her menagerie Oil on canvas Inscribed
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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 1800 s French Ink Wash Drawing Distant Monastery in Ancient Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Ancient Monastery C.Poyard (French School, mid 19th century) dated 1857 signed watercolor and
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

17th century French still life of Sunflowers, Roses, Peonies , Aster
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding still life of flowers by one of France's best known 17th century painters. Jean was
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1660s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French 1930 s Neo-Classical Figures Gathering Signed Dated Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower right & dated 1935 Title: Neo-Classical Figures
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Map of Marseilles, France: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Marseilles, France
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16th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Battle of Trafalgar - Dramatic Naval Engagement French British Ships OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: James Hardy, signed lower corner, British 20th century Title: The Battle of Trafalgar Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed Size: framed: 26 x 30 inches ca...
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20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Fine 19th Century French Oil Oriental Pheasants in Classical Garden Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Oriental Pheasants in a Classical Garden Landscape by JEAN-BAPTISTE FAUVELET (1819-1883) signed lower corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 14 x 17 inches canvas: 8 x 11 inches prove...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Putti Bacchus Sauvage Paint Oil on table 18th Century French school Mythologic
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
master of this technique, and this painting presents us with a particularly refined example of his talent
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Putti Bacchus Sauvage Paint Oil on table 18th Century French school Mythologic
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
master of this technique, and this painting presents us with a particularly fine example of his talent
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Cupid Paint Oil on canvas France Neo classicism Art Quality Love 18th century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Eighteenth-century French school Entourage de François Boucher (Paris 1703 - 1770) Cupid who shoots
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

18th Century French landscape in the circle of Claude Lorraine
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Claude Gellee known as Claude Lorraine, probably 18th Century Figures and cattle in an extensive landscape Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm.)
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joachim Rupalley flower - 18th century French figure painting - Saint Just
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Joachim Rupalley (Bayeux 1713 - 1780) - San Giusto. 64 x 45 cm without frame, 87 x 66.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame. ...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Portrait painting of a noble lady - young princess Mignard
By Pierre Mignard
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Antique French portrait depicting a young noble lady, possibly a princess. This sensitively
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse - French school 19th century
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Beautiful painting of Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback with his troops fighting a battle in the distance. While his horse appears startled, perhaps due to the gunfire, Napoleon, in hi...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Large Antique French Portrait of a Nobleman Baron - Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th/ early 20th century Title: Portrait of a European
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th century French portrait painting - Northern Italian Girl - Portrait Genre
Located in Aartselaar, BE
19th century French portrait of a, likely Northern Italian, girl in traditional clothing. Charles
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Set of Five late 19th century Italian or French portraits of Putti or Angels
Located in Woodbury, CT
is very much in the Italian or French 17th century-old master style and I wonder if the artist was
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1890s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes. 17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Early 19th century French figure painting - Napoleon portrait - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (c. 1815) - Portrait of a gentleman, probably Napoleon in exile on the island of S
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century French Portrait painting of a noble lady wearing an elegant gown
Located in Aartselaar, BE
This captivating French portrait depicts a young lady elegantly dressed in a shimmering silk dress
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century French Portrait of Aristocratic Lady Large Oil Painting c. 1680 s
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady with Pearls French School, late 17th century circle of Pierre
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Huge 18th Century French Marine Oil Painting British Dutch Ships in Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trading Port French School, 18th century circle of Claude-Joseph Vernet (French 1714-1789) oil
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marine Battle, 19th century English Frigate in battle with a French schooner
By Thomas Buttersworth
Located in Woodbury, CT
French schooner, circa 1820. Known for his meticulous attention to detail and masterful depiction of
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1820s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large 19th century French Portrait of a Lippizan Horse - Antique Animal Genre
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Magnificent 19th century French portrait of a majestic Lippizan horse named Miramar which was born
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19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge French 18th Century Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Diana the Huntress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Diana the Huntress" French School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 44” x 67
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop - 18th century French landscape painting - Hunting
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Varmo, IT
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (Paris 1686 - Beauvais 1755) circle of - Hunting scene with greyhounds. 21 x 27 cm without frame, 26 x 32 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in a car...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
After Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673 - 1757) A coy glance Pastel on paper 15 x 13 in. (38.2 x 33 cm.)
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

18th century French - Portrait of Duchesse de Fontanges by François de Troy
Located in PARIS, FR
Troy (Toulouse 1645 – Paris 1730) Early 18th century French School Oil on canvas in oval format: h
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine 18th Century French Oil Painting, Oval Portrait of Young Lady in Prayer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemplation attributed to Martin Drolling (French 1752-1817) oil painting on canvas, framed
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. 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 in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. 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. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.