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Tithon Etching from Le Temple des Muses, Old Masters, 18th Century
Tithon Etching from Le Temple des Muses, Old Masters, 18th Century

Tithon Etching from Le Temple des Muses, Old Masters, 18th Century

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Tithonus. Beautiful plate with very fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, published in A...

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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Œnée Etching on Wire Rod Paper, Old Masters Style, Circa 1742
Œnée Etching on Wire Rod Paper, Old Masters Style, Circa 1742

Œnée Etching on Wire Rod Paper, Old Masters Style, Circa 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Œnée, "the king of Calydon, having neglected Diana in a sacrifice, is punished for his impiety" as the capt...

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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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David en Priere, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Lucas van Leyden

David en Priere, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Lucas van Leyden

By Lucas van Leyden

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lucas van Leyden, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1494 - 1533) - David en Priere, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 7 x 4.75 in. (17.78 x 12.07 cm), Printer: Amand Dura...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters More Prints

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Adam et Eve, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Lucas van Leyden

Adam et Eve, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Lucas van Leyden

By Lucas van Leyden

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lucas van Leyden, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1494 - 1533) - Adam et Eve, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Des...

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Portrait of a Man, Etching on Paper, Old Masters Style, Circa 1810

Portrait of a Man, Etching on Paper, Old Masters Style, Circa 1810

By John Hall 3

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Chapman for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", Lond...

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1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Le Supplice du Garrot, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Francisco de Goya
Le Supplice du Garrot, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Francisco de Goya

Le Supplice du Garrot, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Francisco de Goya

By Francisco Goya

Located in Long Island City, NY

French Engraver and painter Charles Amand Durand, (1831-1905) is recognized and praised for accomplishing the difficult task of renewing original copper plate designs made by van Dyc...

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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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La Chaumiere Entouree de Planchees, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

La Chaumiere Entouree de Planchees, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - La Chaumiere Entouree de Planchees (B232), Year: 1878 (of original 1648), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 5 x 6...

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Johannes Wesselius Portrait: An 18th Century Engraving/Etching by Houbraken
Johannes Wesselius Portrait: An 18th Century Engraving/Etching by Houbraken

Johannes Wesselius Portrait: An 18th Century Engraving/Etching by Houbraken

By Jacobus Houbraken

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an 18th century engraved and etched portrait of Johannes Wesselius by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Jan Maurits Quinkhard. It depicts a half-height image of Wesselius...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Etching

La Femme a la Fleche, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
La Femme a la Fleche, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

La Femme a la Fleche, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - La Femme a la Fleche (B202), Year: 1878 (of original 1661), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8.25 x 5 in. (20.96...

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La Descente de Croix Aux Flambeaux, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
La Descente de Croix Aux Flambeaux, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

La Descente de Croix Aux Flambeaux, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - La Descente de Croix Aux Flambeaux (B280), Year: 1878 (of original 1654), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8.25 ...

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Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555
Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555

Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555

Located in Roma, IT

Four engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi', realized in 1555, are original Engravings. Dimension: 17 x 12,5 cm each. Four sheets from Achillis Bocchii's 'Symbolicarum quaestio...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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The Old Sporting School - Etching by Joseph Banks - 1837

The Old Sporting School - Etching by Joseph Banks - 1837

By Joseph Banks 1

Located in Roma, IT

The Old Sporting School is an artwork, realized by the artist Joseph Banks in 1837. Etching colored. Titled and signed on plate . Beautiful engraving with contemporary colouring. E...

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1830s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

By Johann Daniel Preissler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medi...

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1720s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

By Johann Daniel Preissler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medium...

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1720s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print
Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print

Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print

By Jean Bérain

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Jean Berain (the Elder) (French, 1640-1711) Title: "Untitled" (Plate 35) Portfolio: Ornemens Inventez par J. Berain (Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain) Circa: 1711 (Firs...

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1710s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio, Etching

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters..

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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La Force I, Old Masters Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
La Force I, Old Masters Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi

La Force I, Old Masters Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi

By Marcantonio Raimondi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - La Force I, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 6 x 3.25 in. (15.24 x 8.26 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Des...

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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Ephraim Bonus, Old Masters Framed Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Ephraim Bonus, Old Masters Framed Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

Ephraim Bonus, Old Masters Framed Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Ephraim Bonus (B278), Year: 1878 (of original 1647), Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 8 x 6.75 inches, Size...

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Late 19th Century More Prints

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Sphinxes from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Sphinxes from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Sphinxes from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen /// Old Master
Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen /// Old Master

Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen /// Old Master

By Johann Daniel Preissler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Aurora sive Tempus Matutinum; Der Wohl und Übel angewandte Morgen (Dawn or Morning Time; The Morning Used for Bett...

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1720s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Framefrom Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Frame from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human headsfrom Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.In ver...

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed is an original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Human heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital Letter from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Capital Letter from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Capital Letter from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old MastersIn very...

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer
Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

Les Offres d'Amour, Old Masters Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer

By Albrecht Dürer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - Les Offres d'Amour, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 6 x 5.25 inches, Size: 6.5 x 5.75 in. (16.51 x 14....

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Welbeck Park Belongs to the Marquis of Newcastle /// Equestrian Horse Old Master
Welbeck Park Belongs to the Marquis of Newcastle /// Equestrian Horse Old Master

Welbeck Park Belongs to the Marquis of Newcastle /// Equestrian Horse Old Master

By William Cavendish

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: William Cavendish (English, 1593-1676) Title: "Welbeck Park Belongs to the Marquis of Newcastle" (Plate 38, page 263) Portfolio: Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser Les ...

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1730s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) Titles: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters" Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing *Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartol...

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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Salvador Dali Surrealist Etching Engraving Pochoir L'Automobile Da Vinci Hommage
Salvador Dali Surrealist Etching Engraving Pochoir L'Automobile Da Vinci Hommage

Salvador Dali Surrealist Etching Engraving Pochoir L'Automobile Da Vinci Hommage

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Surfside, FL

Salvador Dali Title: L'automobile (Automobile) 1975 From Portfolio, Hommage à Leonardo da Vinci (Great Inventions) Original Engraving and Etching with Pochoir on Arches paper Edi...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching, Engraving

L'Homme au Lait Paysage, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

L'Homme au Lait Paysage, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - L'Homme au Lait Paysage (B213). Year: 1878 (of original 1652), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 2.75 x 7 in. (6.99 x 17...

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Late 19th Century Baroque Prints and Multiples

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Abraham Francen, Apothecary - Old Masters Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham Francen, Apothecary - Old Masters Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Abraham Francen, Apothecary (B273), Year: 1878 (of original 1657), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 6.25 x 8.25 ...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters More Prints

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Mendients a la Porte d'Une Maison, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

Mendients a la Porte d'Une Maison, Old Masters Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Mendients a la Porte d'Une Maison (B176). Year: 1878 (of original 1648), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 7 x 5.5 in. (1...

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Late 19th Century Baroque Prints and Multiples

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Old Master Etchings And Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the old master etchings and engraving you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Finding the perfect old master etchings and engraving may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 19th Century. Adding an old master etchings and engraving to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, white, black and more. There have been many interesting old master etchings and engraving examples over the years, but those made by Maria Sybilla Merian, Francois Nicolas Martinet, Jacques Barraband, William Hogarth and Hans Holbein are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in engraving, etching and drypoint.

How Much is an Old Master Etchings And Engraving?

An old master etchings and engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $455, while the lowest priced sells for $173 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.

A Close Look at Old-masters Art

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.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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