18th Century and Earlier Paintings

A superb British Old Master marine oil painting by Peter Monamy. Painted circa 1730 it depicts the Royal navy first and third rate men o war firing a salute....

Oil on canvas Image size: 30 1/4 x 25 inches (77 x 63 cm) Original hand carved gilt frame Provenance Private Estate, England This is a very fine example of Kneller's work in the e...

Portrait of William Paget (1505–1563), 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert, Court Of King Henry VIII, 17th Century school of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Large 17th Century Tudor...

Sir Edward Clarke Lord Mayor Of London (1630-1703), 17th Century inscribed to Hyacinthe Rigaud (1649-1743) Large 17th Century portrait of Sir Edward Clarke, Lord Mayor Of London, o...

This superb Dutch Golden Age portrait is attributed to circle of Dutch artist Wybrand Simonsz de Geest. Painted in 1666 it is a full length portrait of a young William Stonestreet. H...

David Gauld RSA (1865-1936), Winter Snow, Dunlop, 39.3 x 49.5 cm (framed 63 x73 cm) , Oil on canvas.

German School (18th century) A German Pointer with hunting Equipment Oil on canvas Canvas Size 42 x 35 in Framed Size 48 x 41 in

Oil on panel Portrait of a child holding peaches, accompanied by a dog. We are grateful to Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution on the basis of high-resolution photographs. The present portrayal of a silk-robed child, attended by a pedigree puppy and holding a sprig of expensive, exotic fruit, exudes the burgeoning wealth of the mid-17th century Dutch Republic, and is characteristic of the accomplished hand of Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp. The sex of the present child is difficult to determine with certainty, as young boys also were attired in dresses at this time, but the silk bonnet...

Thepainting accompanied by an expertise drawn up by prof Ferdinando Arisi that wrote: This pilgrims' stop is a typical work of Paolo Monaldi active in Rome be...

This lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Sir George Kneller. Painted circa 1680 it is a half length portrait in a feigned oval of a lady in...

Portrait Of Prince William Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700), 17th Century studio of Sir Godfrey KNELLER (1646-1723) Large 17th Century English portrait of Prince William, Duke of Gl...

Oil on copper. We'd like to thank dr. Guido Jansen for his attribution. On the backside a map of Holland (the painter reused an etching plate) Bramer was known for his genre, reli...

The 1700s was the golden age of still life, particularly in Northern Europe (but also in Italy and Spain). There is considerable demand for these kinds of paintings, mostly from a n...

Johann Boeckhorst (Münster 1604 - Antwerp 1668) Saint Ursula Oil on canvas, 112 x 86 cm Provenance: New York, Christe's, 20.3.1981, lot 88 (as Van Diepenbeeck's circle) The presen...

Workshop of Gio Benedetto Castiglione called the Grechetto (Genoa, March 23, 1609 - Mantua, May 5, 1664) Jacob's departure for the land of Canaan Oil on canvas, 80 x 115 cm - Fra...

A portrait of a young boy holding a hunting spear and carving words into a tree and A portrait of Johanna van den Brande (1668-1691) - - Nicolaes Maes Oil on canvas The composition of our portrait of a young boy, holds a close resemblance to two other portraits painted by Maes. The first one was to be seen at Woolley and Wallace, in august 2021. It portrayed a young man, older than our boy, in a Japanese rok, also holding a hunting spear and carving words into a tree. The second one is a portrait of Christiaan van...

Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu (Armand Jean Duplessis de Richelieu), 17th Century after Philippe DE CHAMPAIGNE (1602-1674) Large 17th Century French Old Master portrait of Cardina...

Oil on canvas Dimensions: 38 x 67 cm Schoevaerdt's specialty was combination landscapes, in which airy landscapes are often combined with a body of water and imaginative capricci...

Attributed to Godfried SCHALKEN (Made 1643 – The Hague 1706) Young fischer Oil on panel in one board H. 32.5 cm; L. 25.5 cm Around 1670/75 Related works: - Autograph version with numerous variants, Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Inv. N°837 - Copy or workshop version of our painting with slight variations but of inferior quality, Germany, sold at Berlinghof Auktionshaus in 2002 The object of this notice is not to produce a biography of Schalken, the reference work by Thierry Beherman published by Maeght in 1988. The goal here is to understand this version of a painting of formidable craftsmanship and to compare it to the work preserved in Berlin with its many variants in order to draw some hypotheses for conclusions Our young angler is a very interesting subject that can be found as early as the 16th century to invoke one of the four temperaments. Not melancholy as one might think at first glance, but phlegmatic character. The interpretation of astrological symbols closely linked peach and phlegm, laziness, slowness, often represented alongside the moon. Here the composition is very clear in this sense. The young man, chin resting on his arm, looks at his modest cane, the cork of which he soaks alongside snails and butterflies located in the Irises. All near a willow under a heavy sky, like a night sky. All the elements are there to give an explanation of the subject and not to leave the spectator in front of a simple genre scene. Let's go back to the willow, a tree that loses its fruits before they mature. It is often considered a symbol of lost youth, a reference to passivity or times of debauchery. Plato advised in his time to banish fishing from the education of children since it is an activity of expectation and not of exercise or reflection. Needless to explain the presence of small slow-moving animals with short lives or flowers… The image speaks for itself! Let's go back to the differences between the Berlin version and ours, of which it must be recognized that the quality is slightly lower and therefore can hardly be given with certainty to Schalken itself. This version has some additional elements compared to ours. In our version, the row of willows cut into trunks located to the left of the composition is replaced by a simple area of reeds that opens up to a luminous sky. The sky is also different by the clouds represented. A white butterfly flying in the middle of the Irises has been removed, as has a large leaf located on the back of the young fisherman at the foot of the willow. Only addition to our table in addition to the Berlin version: a second fish near the earthen pot...

Balthasar Van Den Bossche (Antwerp, 1681 - 1715) Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the studio of the painter Apelles The canvas was exhibited in Perugia (Museo di Palazzo della Pe...

Still life with playing cards, coral, shells, a jewelry box and a stone sculpture Oil on canvas We'd like to thank dr. Fred Meijer for his attribution. Carstian Luyckx was a 17th ...

Pastoral Landscape by Peter la Cave (fl. 1789-1816) oil painting on wood panel, framed framed: 12.5 x 15 inches panel: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private ...

Oil on canvas Turchi was born and mainly active in Verona and therefore was also called Alessandro Veronese or L'Orbetto. He was highly respected and much requested artist, mainly i...

Oil on canvas. The depicted scene is set in a closed environment with a wide window which provides a glimpse of landscape. Three cherubs are sitting on benches and they are playing w...

Oil on canvas Labels on the back We'd like to thank dr. Fred Meijer for his advice. In Hendrik Verschuring's "The Rest before the Departure," we can see how a manis sitting proudl...

Lanscape with cow and girl, 1656. Karel DuJardin 22.5 x 17 inches unframed 33.5 x 26.5 inches framed Oil on Canvas

Chinese painter (18th century) - Oriental scene. 57 x 73.5 cm without frame, 66.5 x 82 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in wooden frame. Condition report: Lined canvas. Good conditio...

Portrait Of Sir Ralph Warton (1656-1709) Of Beverley, Yorkshire, 17th Century English School Large 17th Century portrait of Sir Ralph Warton, oil on canvas laid to board. Circa 16...

Oil Painting Portrait of John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll,, att to John Vanderbank (1694-1739) Housed in a swept frame which has been restored after photo. Canvas Size 50" x 40", Fr...

Oil on panel We are grateful to Koenraad Jonckheere for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original. He dates the work to circa 1570. The present portrait of a bearded man, arresting in its intimacy, capturing the contemplative gaze of the sitter, along with the intense naturalism with which his face is rendered, is an outstanding example of the oeuvre of the Antwerp master Adriaen Thomasz. Key. Attired in an expensive and modish ‘Burgundian black’ doublet...

Adriaen van Stalbemt (Antwerp, 1580-1662) Allegory of Peace and War, circa 1620-1630 Oil on oak panel: h. 49.5 cm, l. 73.2cm (19.29 x 28.74 in) Giltwood frame with laurel leaves, Lo...

Antique oil on canvas painting depicting the mystical marriage of St. Catherine. The scene takes place in the foreground, and the Madonna is seen holding the Child toward St. Cather...

Oil on canvas. In the depicting scene, three cherubs are play-acting: one of them is wearing a smiling mask and is trying to scare his mate, while the last one is dressed up like a p...

William III of England, Prince of Orange, workshop C. Netscher (The Hague, 1668-1723) Late 17th c. Dutch school Oil on canvas, dimensions: h. 31.49 in, w. 24.80 in Giltwood and carve...

Oil on canvas Signed lower right: “Johannes van Sturckenburgh,” Johannes Sturckenburgh’s “View of an Animated Italiante harbour,” is a piece that transports viewers to a picturesqu...

This stunning 17th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Godfrey Kneller. Painted circa 1680 it is a superb full length portrait of a blonde haired boy holding a struggling bird. He is bare foot and dressed in a white shirt with gold shawl around him. In the background is a blue drape. There is lovely detail and brushwork in his facial features and vibrant colouring. This a superb 17th century Old Master oil painting housed in a lovely frame. Provenance. Two ascribed labels verso Christie's stamp verso. . Condition. Oil on canvas in good condition, 36 inches by 28 inches approx. Frame. Housed in an ornate frame, 43 inches by 35 inches approx. Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller; 8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723), was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to English and British monarchs from Charles II to George I. Kneller was born Gottfried Kniller in the Free City of Lübeck, the son of Zacharias Kniller, a portrait painter. Kneller studied in Leiden, but became a pupil of Ferdinand Bol and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in Amsterdam. He then travelled with his brother John Zacharias Kneller, who was an ornamental painter, to Rome and Venice in the early 1670s, painting historical subjects and portraits in the studio of Carlo Maratti, and later moved to Hamburg. The brothers came to England in 1676, and won the patronage of the Duke of Monmouth. He was introduced to, and painted a portrait of, Charles II. In England, Kneller concentrated almost entirely on portraiture. In the spirit of enterprise, he founded a studio which churned out portraits on an almost industrial scale, relying on a brief sketch of the face with details added to a formulaic model, aided by the fashion for gentlemen to wear full wigs. His portraits set a pattern that was followed until William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds. Nevertheless, he established himself as a leading portrait artist in England. When Sir Peter Lely died in 1680, Kneller was appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to the Crown by Charles II. For about 20 years (c.1682-1702) he lived at No. 16-17 The Great Piazza, Covent Garden. In the 1690s, Kneller painted the Hampton Court Beauties depicting the most glamorous ladies-in-waiting of the Royal Court for which he received his knighthood from William III. He produced a series of "Kit-cat" portraits of 48 leading politicians and men of letters, members of the Kit-Cat Club. Created a baronet by King George I on 24 May 1715, he was also head of the Kneller Academy of Painting and Drawing 1711–1716 in Great Queen Street, London, which counted such artists as Thomas Gibson amongst its founding directors. His paintings were praised by Whig members including John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Alexander Pope. On the landing in Horsham Museum hang works of art from the Museum's extensive painting collection, featuring a large 18th-century portrait of Charles Eversfield and his wife, of Denne Park House. In the painting Eversfield is giving his wife some violets which signifies fidelity, love and honesty. It is likely that the picture was cut down at some time as it was unusual to stop just below the knee. It may have been painted by more than one person: someone who specialised in clothing, another in drapes, and so on, with perhaps Kneller painting the heads, for it was the portraits that gave the sitters their identity, everything else is rather formulaic. He married a widow, Susanna Grave, on 23 January 1704 at St Bride...

Workshop of Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678) & Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632) 17th century Antwerp School The Virgin and Child ...

Antique oil on canvas painting depicting The Immaculate Virgin and Jesus "Hunter." Mary Immaculate is depicted with Jesus in her arms killing the serpent with the cross,indicating t...

Ornamental Flowers in a Classical Still Life Composition Italian School, circa 1780's period oil painting on canvas: 32 x 42 inches antique gilt frame: 38 x 48 inches condition: over...

Ornate Classical Fruit Still Life Italian School, 17th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condi...

Panel 1 (with boats below arch): 50x37cm; 60x47cm (framed) Panel 2 (with cliffs): 44.5x34cm; 54x44cm (framed) These panels are fine examples of the scagliola technique, perfected by...

Bulldogs Hunting A Badger, 18th Century attributed to Charles TOWNE (1763-1840) Large 18th Century English School hunting scene of Bulldogs Hunting a badger, oil on canvas laid to...

Oil on canvas This 17th century painting depicts a bustling village kermis. Life unfolds in vibrant hues and lively scenes. The painting captures the essence of communal celebration...

Oil on oval lime wood panel Collection number on the back: 272 We see a herd of goats and their shepherds on the bridge, one of the shepherds is on a horse, the others look at the men near the riverbank. Two standing figures are pointing and discussing with one another, while the other one is sitting and relaxing after a long trip. We'd like to thank dr. Guido Jansen for his attribution. Goffredo Wals was a German painter, who spent most of his career in Italy. Most of his works were in small format, often circular and painted on copper...

Oil on panel Jan van Ravesteyn was described as an outstanding portrait painter by Karel van Mander as early as 1604. After a possible apprenticeshi...

Oil on panel The Master with the Parrot or the Master of the Parrot is the not name given to a group of Flemish painters who likely worked in a workshop in Antwerp in the first hal...

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (born Viterbo 1612; died Viterbo 1662) St. John the Baptist pointing out (revealing) Christ, in the far distance, to Simon Peter and Andrew. Oil on can...

A portrait of Christine de France, duchesse de Savoi, made with oil paint on canvas. Christine Marie of France (10 February 1606 – 27 December 1663) was Duchess of Savoy from 26 Ju...

Classical Figures in Ancient Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil on panel, painting: 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition

Oil on canvas Signed lower right. At the center of this scene we can see a doctor, studying the brownish contents of a filled flask. The doctor's cluttered desk, adorned with an ar...

Antique oil on canvas painting depicting Venus and Adonis. The painting depicts in a sublimated atmosphere the death of Adonis, the young man loved by Venus, who was mortally wounde...

Oil on panel In his artwork, a group of individuals returns from a successful hunt, their figures silhouetted against a backdrop of serene natural beauty. The horses trot with el...

Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1674 -1723), Regent of France Workshop of Jean Baptiste Santerre (Magny en Vexin, 1658 - Paris, 1717) French school circa 17...

David Morier (1705-1770) Portrait of a gentleman in red military uniform Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 32 x 24 in Framed Size - 39 1/2 x 31 in Provenance: Sale, Christie's London, 21s...

Marianne LOIR (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm (around 90 cm hig...

Jacques STELLA (Lyon, 1596 – Paris, 1657) Judith and Holofernes Oil on slate H. 23.5 cm; L. 24 cm Son of François Stellaert, a painter of Flemish origin who settled in Rome in 1576, then in Lyon, Jacques Stella was born in this city in 1596. Around 1619, he left for Florence where he worked for Cosimo II de Medici. He probably already met Nicolas Poussin and Jacques Callot there. Stella left Florence for Rome in 1622 or 1623, where he befriended Poussin, who arrived in 1624. Stella became famous in the world of Italian amateurs for his small paintings painted on precious supports: marble, agate, lapis, slate, as well as by his engravings and drawings. In 1634, having received offers from the King of Spain, he left Rome in the suite of Marshal de Créqui, French ambassador. He passed through Venice, stopped in Lyon in 1635, then in Paris. Retained by Richelieu who took him into his service, he settled in the capital of the kingdom. Covered with favors, he benefited from accommodation in the Louvre and a considerable pension. He later received the Collar of the Order of Saint-Michel, a rare honor for an artist...

Oil on oak board, coming from an important historical Florentine collection. The collection started by an ancestor of the family who was in Vienna in 1798 and then in Wurzburg until ...

This stunning 17th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is by noted Dutch artist Simon Pietersz Verelst. The full attribution...