17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...

An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. c 1690. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light ...

A fine small Italian 17th/18th century sepia ink study of 6 putti in different positions. Paper mounted on paper. A tergo written "Scuola Lombarda". A putto/putti are figure in a wo...

circa 1650 Ink and wash on laid paper, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches (87 x 58 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition, adhered to a slip of archival paper at the top and bottom sheet edge...

GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, known as GUERCINO (1591-1666) Leaning Nude Man (recto); Kneeling Man, Hands Tied Behind His Back (verso) Black chalk heightened with white on light blu...

Italian School, 17th century Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony Red chalk on paper 247 x 185 mm Unsigned Provenance Private collection, Paris Collection of Count Alessandro Mag...

A fine work with masterful detail by an exceptional artist whose name is lost to history. European School, 17th century Ink and wash in black, sepia and grayish brown ink with white...

Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed . Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...

"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving "Three Herons" from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Bird...

"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Colored Engraving Collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational Histor...

Flemish school from the beginning of the 17th century (Circle of Martin DE VOS) Drawing Pen and wash 38 x 32 cm (58 x 52 cm with the frame) Inscription "Martin de Vos" Excellent cond...

Roman School, 17th century, circa 1606 to 1630 Circle of Giovanni Baglione (Rome, 1566 to 1643/44) The Penitent Saint Peter, also known as Saint Peter and the Rooster Pen and brown...

The Hunting Party Attributed to Dirk Maes (1659-1717) Dutch. Figures in a Classical Landscape, Watercolour and wash on paper, Mounted, unframed image 6.75" x 9.75" (17.1 x 24.7cm)...

17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4...

Figure Studies Attriubted to Cornelis Schut (1597 - 1655) Flemish ink drawing on paper, inscribed on mount size: 4.75 x 7 inches private collection, France The painting is in overa...

Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665) Maiden’s harvesting flowers Sanguine on paper 8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo

Sanguine chalk on paper Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (18 x 22 cm) Acid free cut-out mount This 17th century drawing depicts a reclining woman with her back. The Sanguine chalk that...

Studio of Carlo Maratti (or Maratta) Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713 Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile Red chalk on paper 43.4 x 26.6 cm Unsigne...

On the waterfront. Paper, watercolor, 60x80 cm Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued he...

In this double-sided red chalk study, Simone Cantarini offers us a double reflection on the theme of the Judgment of Solomon. This sheet reveals his precise style and his sense of de...

Provenance: Mercedes von Dietrichtein, Buenos Aires. Alexander von Dietrichstein. By descendants Morritz von Diestrichstein. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1 October 1620 – 18 February 1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces. He was a member of the second generation of "Dutch Italianate landscape" painters. These were artists who travelled to Italy, or aspired to, in order to soak up the romanticism of the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number, (Hofstede de Groot claimed around 850, although many are misattributed), were in great demand, as were his 80 etchings and 500 drawings. His landscapes, painted in the Italian style of idealized rural scenes, with hills, mountains, cliffs and trees in a golden dawn...

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto (Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua) The Raising of Lazarus Brush drawing in red and brown oil paint, heightened with blue and white, on laid...

We would like to thank Mrs. Ursula Verena Fischer Pace for suggesting the attribution to Donato Arsenio Mascagni. We were immediately seduced by the rich tonalities of this allegory...

Red chalk on cream laid paper with a large heraldic many-scrolled watermark, 7 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (190 x 299 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with minor areas of adhesive resi...

Allegory of summer. A fine ca.1700 Italian ink wash drawing with people harvesting, eating and drinking in a rolling hills landscape, attributed to Antonio Grano (c.1669-1718). In th...

A study of St. Vincent Ferrer, known as the "Angel of the Apocalypse." Ink and wash on laid paper, laid down to a wove paper matrix, 3 1/4 x 2 inches (83 x 50 mm), the full sheet. I...

A Medici-era study of decorative carousels from an equestrian pageant. c1700. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 3 x 8 inches (76 x 230 mm), the full sheet. In good condition wi...

Project for San Michele in Bosco, Bologna, Domenico Santi, known as Il Mengazzino (attr.) Attributed to Domenico Santi, known as Il Mengazzino (Bologna, 1621–1694), this architectur...

This spectacular red chalk drawing depicts an elderly woman, her eyes bulging, her hand stretched out towards the sky. This disturbing character, who seems close to dementia, and the elongation of her arm with its Mannerist overtones, plunge us into the Florentine artistic milieu of the first half of the 17th century. The proximity of this drawing to some characters in the fresco in the Pitti Palace representing The Muses, Poets and Philosophers chased from Parnassus, the last masterpiece of Giovanni da San Giovanni, leads us to propose an attribution to this artist and a dating of around 1635-1636. 1. Giovanni da San Giovanni, the painter of contradiction We take here the title of the monography dedicated to the artist by Anna Banti in 1977, which remains the reference book for this artist. The son of a notary, Giovanni Mannozzi, known as Giovanni da San Giovanni, abandoned his studies to go to Florence at the age of sixteen, where he entered the studio of Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650) around 1609 and enrolled in the Academy of Drawing Arts in 1612. Around 1615 he produced his first known works, mainly frescoes for the city's tabernacles. He became famous in Florence for his originality, combining an obsessive application to the study of drawing and the reading of poetry and history with a disheveled appearance. Between 1619 and 1620 he decorated the facade of the Antella Palace in Piazza Santa Croce, a decoration that still partly survives today. The death of Cosimo II in 1621 put an end to the Florentine building activity and Giovanni da San Giovanni left for Rome to find other sponsors with the painter Francesco Furini...

Graphite, ink wash and watercolor on handmade laid paper with a large, indistinguishable ovoid watermark with a bunch of grapes, 8 7/16 x 12 5/8 inches (225 x 320 mm), signed in brown ink in the lower left. With the Henry Scipio Reitlinger oval stamp in brown ink on the verso (Lugt 2274a). The condition of the image and paper is consistent with age, there is minor toning on the recto and some attenuation of the green pigment. The drawing is laid down to an 18th century laid paper support and has a small pencil notation in the lower right corner (modern), and scattered notations in pencil on the verso of the support (also modern, perhaps auction/accession notes). On the paper support is an ink drawing in red and black of what appears to be the floor plan for the wing of a large building. The drawing is top-up, adhered facing the verso of the drawing. The architectural drawing on the support is visible through to the recto of the composition when the sheets are viewed through raking light. There is a small area of stipple point spotting in brown ink on the verso of the support. Examination under black light shows no indication of repairs or additions, expert or otherwise. Provenance: Henry Scipio Reitlinger was born in either 1882 or 1885, attended Kings College...

Figure being Comforted (Job?) circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below ink and wash drawing on paper (Arms of Amsterdam watermarked) Dutc...

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, known as Baciccio (1639-1709). Death of the Virgin Surrounded by Apostles, ca. 1700 Ink pen and wash on paper. Sheet measuring 11 x 15.5 inches. Framed me...

Cupid Carving His Bow (After Parmigianino) and we believe to be within the circle of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), This rare, double-sided sheet features a line drawing ex...

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...

This fresh red chalk sheet presents various studies placed next to each other in no apparent order. Two of the feet studies are preparatory to the first major commission received by ...

Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by an Italian artist of 17th and early 18th century, after Baccio del Bianco (1604-1656). Good condition on a yellowed paper included a blue an...

Study for Statue is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the architect and engineer Giovanni Fontana (1540-1614). The state of preservation of the artwork is good exc...

Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career. Untitled (1972) Pastel on paper 25" x 20" Signed a...

Planimetry of the Vatican After G.L. Bernini is an original China Ink realized by an unknown artist in mid-17th century. Good condition except for some spoiled yellowed paper on mar...

Pierre Berchet, Drawing of Putti playing in a landscape, Painter of decorative history subjects; trained under La Fosse; worked in France and during the 1690s...

Michel CORNEILLE the Younger (Paris, 1642 – 1708) Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero) Black chalk with white highlights on beige paper Height: 28 cm – Width: 20 cm Unsigned France, cir...

Nicolas Chaperon (1612–1653/4) Fauness and Putti Black chalk, red chalk, wash in red chalk and grey on paper, 195 x 313 mm Unsigned Provenance: Private collection Expert opinion ...

Two putti with symbols of war and victory (cannons, cannonballs, armour, anchor, lion's head, laurel branch/ olive branch, flag, staff with helmet) in pediment triangle. Probably a design for a painting or architecture Pen-and-ink drawing in black on brownish paper, black wash Plain gold moulding with UV glass Allegory of Victory, 18th Century, Old Master Drawing, By De Wit, Figurative Jacob de Wit...

Italian School, 18th Century, Circle of Grassi, This old master drawing is drawn in the late-Baroque or Rococo style. It depicts a woman worshipping Venus/ preparing a sacrifice for ...

Old Master Drawing, Flemish School, Portrait or Sketch of a standing young boy. Condition : see photos The drawing is on paper.