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Rococo Prints

ROCOCO STYLE

Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.

The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.

When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.

The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.

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Style: Rococo
Baron Rais d Eisenberg, Hand-Colored Equestrian Engraving c. 1747, "Le Brillant"
Located in Morristown, NJ
18th century German, a hand-colored engraving of a dressage horse and rider from Description du Manège Moderne by Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron Rais d' Eisenberg (German, ca. 1700-ca. 1770). Engraved by Bernard Picart (French, 1673-1733). Titled "Le Brillant", this dressage engraving is plate XXXIII. There is a gallery label verso. The print is matted and framed under UF-3 plexiglass, which offers the maximum amount of UV protection (approx. 97%). This print was originally part of an illustrated book Baron d'Eisenberg made describing the art of the cavaliers and depicting the different breeds of horses- The full title of the book is L'Art de Monter a Cheval: ou Description du Manége Moderne, Dans sa Perfection, published in Leipzig: Arkstée et Merkus, 1747). A set of 7 framed engravings from the same book sold at Sotheby's for $9,500 (plus tax and buyers premium). Reference: The author, a German horseman and artist, spent some of his youth at the manège of Saxe-Weimar before entering into the service of the Emperor. He then spent six years in Naples as the Master of Horse of the Viceroy before returning to Vienna where he studied under M. de Regenthal, the imperial Master of Horse. He participated in the coronation of the Emperor Charles V at Frankfurt in 1711, then spent some time in England, but was back in Germany before 1753. He probably died in Tuscany where he was Director and Master of the Horse at the Academy in Pisa. Brunet II, 957; Mennessier de la Lance I, p. 438. The Baron wrote several important and lavishly illustrated books on horses: his Description du manège moderne dans sa perfection, London 1727, and Dictionnaire des termes du manège moderne, 1747, being the best well-known. He dedicated Description du Manège Moderne to King George II and to his son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Subscribers to the book included royalty and nobility from all over Europe. The engraver was Bernard Picart, born in Paris in 1673. He gained honors at the Academy of Paris at the age of sixteen. He was a master designer and engraver and worked in Paris and Amsterdam until his death in 1733. Dimensions: 9"h x 12"w (sight), 16.5"h x 19.25"w (frame) Condition: Good, some rippling to sheet, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Lombard Antiquarian Maps & Prints, Cape Elizabeth...
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1740s German Antique Rococo Prints

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Rococo Style Pair Of French Lithographs With Italian Wooden Frames Gold Accents
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. These are refined an...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of 6 Original Antique Prints After William Hogarth, "Marriage A La Mode"
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of Hogarth prints This is the " Marriage A La Mode " series typical of the satirical/political artwork of Hogarth Steel engravings Published by Jones Co., Tem...
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1840s English Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Late 19th Century Engraving of Greek Graces in Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique frame with a print of dancing Greek graces. The frame is made of wood, with refined carving and graceful curls. The wood is decorated with stucco and gilded with gold leaf. The print is also interesting, it is an antique print with beautiful gold print, depicting the dancing graces...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Prints

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Gold Leaf

( After ) Raoul Dufy French Etching by Chalcographie Louve DU France
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A medium sized etching by Raoul Dufy ( 1877- 1963 ) of a nude lady in waiting on a balcony overlooking the water . With different types of ships in the back round sailing into the ba...
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Prints

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Paper

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame Citrine Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique molding frame and citrine crystals. Spolvero is an artisti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Red Frame and Red Rubies
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a coordinating antique red frame and adorned with polished garnets and red ruby stones. Spolvero is an arti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Il Giocolare Travelling Young Juggler + Drummer Antique Original Copper Plate
By Giovanni Volpato 1, Francesco Maggiotto
Located in Munich, DE
This delightful original copper engraving by Giovanni Volpato (1733-1803) after a painting by Francesco Maggiotto ( 1738-1805 ) was executed in Venice, Italy, in 1765. A little boy, ...
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1760s Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Paint, Paper

Louis Vuitton Travel Trunk Art Print, Framed Vintage Wood, Paris
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Louis Vuitton Print from Paris, France framed in an impressive vintage wood Montparnasse carved frame also found in a Clignancourt market in Paris. The one-of-a-kind combination artw...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Prints

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Paper, Wood

Set of 2 Antique Prints - Romantic Scened - Rococo Style - Late 19th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful set of two antique French prints, with romantic scenes, framed (behind glass) in antique gilded frames. The prints are executed in sepia, a range of brown tones. The fram...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Prints

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Gold Leaf

Disegno di una Galera Parigi 1772 Cornice Blu Enciclopedia Diderot di Benard
Located in Milano, MI
Grande incisione nautica tratta dall’Enciclopedia di Diderot edita in Parigi, raffigurante una Galera vista di fianco con disegni delle ancore intitolata al centro Marine Dessein d’u...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique wood frame. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a print to the p...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Canvas, Wood, Paper, Ash

Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto Etching of Prato Della, Venice, 1697-1768
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely etching on paper in back ink by Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto). Measurements: 22" x 15" Hand-numbered in pencil at the bottom ri...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Framed Late 20th C, Temples at Kew Garden, London, Hand Tinted Engravings
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th C, England, a set of three reproduction prints depicting architectural engravings based on the temples found at Kew Gardens, London. The designs are attributed to Sir Willi...
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Late 20th Century English Rococo Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Engraving after François Boucher – Young Woman with a Covered Head- 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb antique engraving by Jean-Charles François Demarteau (1730–1808), the renowned Graveur du Roi (Engraver to the King), after a drawing by François Boucher, one of the greatest ...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with a Fragment Frame Citrine Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique molding frame and citrine crystals. Spolvero is an artisti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Rock Crystal

Italian Spolvero Rococo Scroll Print on Canvas with an Fragment Scroll Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero rococo scroll pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an fragment scroll frame and adorned with polished fossil agate coral. Spolvero is an artist...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame with Red Rubies
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique red frame and adorned with red ruby stones. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferrin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Rock Crystal

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas Framed with Citrine Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a custom frame and citrine crystals. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Rock Crystal

Italian Spolvero Cherubs Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Scroll Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero 'cherubs' pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique scroll frame and adorned with fossil agate coral. Spolvero is an artistic method of tr...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Italian Spolvero Rococo Scroll Print on Canvas with an Fragment Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero rococo scroll pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an fragment scroll frame and adorned with polished fossil agate coral. Spolvero is an artisti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas Framed with Red Phantom Quartz Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a custom frame and red phantom quartz crystals. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a des...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Rock Crystal

Italian Spolvero Rococo "Fruit Foliage" Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero "fruit and foliage" fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique wood frame. Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design f...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Prints

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Canvas, Wood, Ash, Paper

Terkel Kleve Portrait Crayon Engraving of Johannes Ewald
Located in Kastrup, DK
Portrait crayon copper engraving of Johannes Ewald (1743-1781) by Johan Terkel Kleve (1743-1797) Engraving on paper, approx. 1770. Measures incl. frame 24 cm.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Set of Two Framed French Engraved Art Prints
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set two framed French engraved art prints. The first one is titled “La Conversation Interessante”. It depicts an 18th century group of lover’...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Prints

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Paper

Pair French Engravings of Genre Scenes in Walnut Frames, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each engraving depicting a typical street and genre scene, respectively, both in antique walnut frames
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Prints

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Paper

Pair of intaglio engravings - Francesco Zuccarelli / Joseph Wagner - Venez
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant pair of engravings on virgin watermarked paper, bearing "AV" mark, executed in intaglio technique. The works depict evocative pastoral scenes inspired by the paintings of Fra...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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Rococo prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original prints, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto), and Eisenberg. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $217 and tops out at $12,800 while the average work can sell for $2,750.

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