All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1465470 (stock #2823)
L'Enfant Gallery
$18,000.00
GEORGE MORLAND BRITISH, 1763-1804 SHEPHERD SEATED WITH HIS HERD AGAINST A STORMY SKY Oil on canvas Lower center signed and dated: Geo. Morland 1797, verso label with artist information Dimensions: 26 x 33 1/2 in. (66.04 x 85.09 cm.), Frame: 38 x 47 1/2 in. (96.52 x 120.65 cm.) George Morland George Morland by Henry Robert Morland.jpg George Morland (Henry Robert Morland, c...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1369495 (stock #a1633)
A miniature portrait, painted in watercolor on organic wafer, depicting a gentleman with powdered hair, a deep blue jacket, and a white shirt and tie.

The miniature is housed in a period, heavy gilt bronze frame which in and of itself has a good amount of intrinsic value.. Neither the painting nor the frame have any condition issues. Sight size is 2 1/8" by 1 5/8", with a frame size of 5 5/8" by 3 1/4".

All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1800 item #1416356 (stock #JB01255)
A PAIR of Dutch drawings on toned paper, laid on a board, each 13" by 19" plus old French matting a few inches wide, unframed, each signed at lower right "L. Verschuier 1653" in an old hand. Puzzled by the pair, I sent images to the Sotheby's New York auction house Old Master specialists. They said that the drawings were likely 18th century works for some reason bearing the signature of Lieve Pietersz Verschuier (c. 1630-1656), a 17th century important Dutch artist...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1800 item #755141 (stock #FA27)
This is a fragment of a larger 18th century European religious painting. The painting is very well painted in oil on wood with a gesso layer and depicts Christ carrying the cross with a thorn crowned head. Dimensions: 36 cm x 14, 5 cm (14 1/8 in x 5 5/8 in). The wood and the painting has been professionally conserved to protect from further deterioration.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1800 item #1423320 (stock #JB05041)
An English antique line engraving by Taylor, published by Alexander Hogg in "The Antiquities of England and Wales", 1795, the subject given as "View of Lambeth Palace in Surrey". The print measures 7 1/4" by 9 1/4" (and 13 1/2" by 15 1/2" framed). The print looks decidedly antique, the paper with old crinkles, and it is simply laid against a pinkish board. It appears to have been possibly trimmed at bottom. The decorative print is hand colored...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1800 item #1441658 (stock #292)
George Colman by Joshua Reynolds (1774) Engraving Print. 20 x 17". We have 2 copies of this print, also inventory # 351. George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1448142 (stock #2323)
L'Enfant Gallery
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Dutch Artist Jan Griffier The Younger “Golden Age Landscape” Oil 42x36, a beautiful painting depicting an English gentleman hunter who comes upon an ancient ruin with the sculpture of The Mythical figure of Cronus oil on canvas measuring 48x36 inches……Jan Griffier II (1688–c.1750]) was an 18th-century painter active in England. Biography Griffier was born in England and died in London...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1475930 (stock #3164)
L'Enfant Gallery
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A beautiful Seventeenth century oil portrait, more information coming soon…..
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1438212 (stock #416)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,500.00
Saint Receiving the Holy Spirit signed (L.R). Sebastian Ricci. Italian 18th Century painter Sebastiano Ricci. Oil on Canvas. 18 x 13". Frame Size 23 x 18" Sebastiano Ricci (1659 - 1734) was an Italian painter of the Late Baroque school in Venice.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1800 item #1422190 (stock #JB05385)
A relatively large (21 1/2" by 17 7/8", and 27" by 23 1/2" framed) chalk drawing of an idealized handsome nude male figure, likely by a talented student, dating most likely to the 18th century. Note the beautiful shading and modeling of the anatomy---the limbs and their musculature, and the strategically placed fig leaf...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1449503 (stock #1321)
L'Enfant Gallery
$28,000.00
Female portrait from the Court of Louis XV, by Antoine Coypel circa. 1715, oil on canvas, framed, 29” x 34” Comment: One of the ‘great beauties’ from the Court of Louis XV. Louis XV was the grandson of Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King who reigned of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. This painting is an example of the glorification of powerful and importance of women during the mid 18th Century in France...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1466511 (stock #a1823)
A charming portrait miniature that can be strongly attributed to the highly thought of artist Francois Dumont (1751-1831). The sitter is an attractive young woman wearing a white dress tied over a blue shirt that is accented by the blue ribbon in her hair. The overall diameter of the fabric-backed brass frame is 2 1/8".

A very similar work by Dumont is coming up at a European auction house in December 2022, with an estimate of 1500 Euro, not including premium...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1437164 (stock #815)
L'Enfant Gallery
$30,000.00
"Joyful Wedding", Unsigned, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, 33 x 48", Frame Size 43 x 58"
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1800 item #1475925 (stock #3161)
L'Enfant Gallery
$7,500.00
FLEMISH SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING depicting the Crucifixion of Christ., in the circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Measuring 18” x14”
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1463004 (stock #a1834)
A fine c1751 miniature watercolor on natural wafer, signed and dated by J. Lacon. The sitter is wearing a décolleté white dress and a lace underslip. The trimming of the blue ribbons provides a pop of color and wonderful contrast to the rest of the painting. Presented in a gilt metal reeded frame with remnants of collection labels on the reverse. 1 7/8" by 1 1/2".

Lacon (fl. c1740 - 1760) worked in Bath, England, painting miniatures and water color portraits...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1437052 (stock #801)
L'Enfant Gallery
$7,500.00
"Dutch Interior Scene". Unsigned. 17th Century. 11" x 13"...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1455138 (stock #808)
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,000.00
18th Century Colonial Spanish “ “Cartagena Gold” oil 28x38” Is a work on canvas depicting the gold fields of Columbia and treasures of gold bound for Spain in the late eighteenth century. Measuring 28x38”
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1463379 (stock #a1830)
Considering all the feathers and foliage, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bird actually living in the mass of ostrich feathers, flowers, and upswept hair of the blue-eyed sitter. This late 18th century miniature is in excellent condition and is presented in a 1 5/8" by 1 3/8" gold bracelet clasp.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Francisca Efigenia Meléndez y Durazzo, sometimes given as Francisca Meléndez de Múquiz (1770–1825) was a Spanish miniaturist and pastellist. She was the daughter of J...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1362794 (stock #a1616)
A nicely done portrait miniature of a gentleman, executed in watercolor on natural organic material. Housed in its original ebonized wood frame which has an interesting musical motif as the hanger base.

No condition issues for either the painting or the frame. Sight size is 2 7/8" by 2 1/4", and the framed size is 4 3/4" by 4 1/4".

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1411730 (stock #na153)
A finely limned painting, done in watercolor on natural wafer, and attributed to Francois Ferriere. The sitter is a woman dressed in a white gown with a ruffled collar and shown against a grayish blue background.

The frame is period and the painting is mounted so that the backing paper is under glass and visible on the reverse of the frame, displaying the following identification "Ann Moffat died 20th May 1805 aged 32 years". It also misattributes the painting as being done by a French ...

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Wood : Pre 1800 item #1459866 (stock #1853)
L'Enfant Gallery
$24,000.00
Madonna Dolorosa Sicilian Mahogany Sculpture Eighteenth Century …The Mother Of Sorrows
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1452861 (stock #a1786)
A nicely executed miniature portrait painted on organic wafer by Thomas Hull. The sitter is a blue-eyed gent in a blue coat, frilled chemise, and white waistcoat. Presented in a gilt metal frame with a collection label on the reverse.

The condition of the painting and the frame are excellent, with no issues. The dark areas at the edges of the painting are due to light refraction in the photos and do not appear in person. The overall size is 2 3/16" by 1 3/4".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Thom...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1449505 (stock #1326)
L'Enfant Gallery
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(Consignment). An important American oil painting of the Hand Sisters of Virginia by American artist Blanchard. The children dressed in late 18th century clothing measuring 38x48”,oil
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1443810 (stock #1097)
French Map of Barcelona 18th Century measuring 10x25”.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1452012 (stock #a1785)
An excellently painted miniature portrait of a gentleman, rendered by Thomas Richmond in watercolor on organic wafer. The sitter, with powdered hair, is attired in a black coat, matching waistcoat, and a frilled white shirt and stock.

Presented in a gilt metal frame, with printed interior scene on the reverse. The condition is excellent, with strong colors and no issues. Any white specks in the photo are dust motes. The overall size is 2 5/8" by 2".

It should be mentioned that Richmond sign...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1465157 (stock #a1870)
An extremely fine depiction of an older woman, attributed to Charles Jagger, done in watercolor on natural wafer. Jagger was known to draw with a high degree of accuracy and talent, especially in the faces of his subjects, and that is certainly the case here. Also note the way the lace edges and the satin dress are highlighted. The condition of this 3 1/8" by 2 1/2" work is excellent, as is that of the period 5 1/4" by 4 5/8" wood frame.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Charles Jagger (c1770 - 1827)...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1479213 (stock #3413)
A beautiful oil on panel 18th century French Rocco in the era of Louis XIV portrait of a noblewoman measuring 12” x 10” with an associated 20th century gold leaf Rocco frame measuring 17” x 15”
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1454316 (stock #503)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,000.00
“Gentlemen in a Blue Jacket” is we believe an oil painting in a baroque style that of Peter Paul Rubens. The work measures
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1800 item #1440108 (stock #977)
L'Enfant Gallery
$7,000.00
Original English late 18th century oil on paper decorative design panel attributed to Robert Adam or his studio circa 1780 comes from the collection of Maurice Rosenblatt 40x50 inches
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1800 item #1419564 (stock #JB02364)
Circa 18th century ink on paper European drawing, 11 1/4" by 16 1/2" inside the inner framing enclosure, 24 1/2" by 29 1/2" as framed, the subject a coastal village with small boat landing, the tiny figures going about their lives on shore and in the boats, and a classic old sailing ship just making it into the image at left, signed in the lower left corner "Jac. A__". The drawing is on laid paper that was laid down on a board. Without glass, and of obvious great age, it has been subject to th...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1444404 (stock #a1766)
An endearing small English or continental miniature of an attractive young woman with reddish-brown hair with a pearl clip, and wearing a blue and white gown with pearl decorations at the shoulders. The glazed reverse of the frame features hair in a basket weave pattern.

No condition issues to speak of. The length is 1 1/2" with a 1 1/4" width.

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1293024 (stock #a1420)
An excellent example of the work of David Gibson, signed, lower left, "Gibson 1793". The sitter is a woman wearing a gown with low decolletage and a green and yellow hat. She is posed looking pensively to the viewer's left.

The painting is in excellent condition, with no flaws to speak of, and is in a gilt metal pendant case. Sight size is 1 7/8" by 1 3/8", and the case size is 2" by 1 5/8".

NOTE: David Gibson (active 1788 - 1797) worked primarily in London and Edinburgh, with some sojourns ...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1109371
Portrait Miniature of a Man in Profile, Germany, late 18th century, watercolor on ivory, rectangular shape set in a gilt-metal frame. Size: 3" x 2.5". Condition Report: Good condition with minor damage to the glass on lower left side.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1462395 (stock #a1813)
A fine portrait miniature attributed to John Downman, although Charles Hayter is a secondary possibility. Simply attired in a white gown, and with powdered hair, the sitter is shown with a pensive and somewhat downcast expression. Presented in a gold frame, the glazed reverse having a plaited hair border and a hairwork wheat-sheaf with seed pearls on opalescent glass. The condition is excellent, and the overall size is 3" by 2 3/8".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: John Downman (1750 - 1824), born in W...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1229054 (stock #na104)
A fine miniature portrait painting, on natural organic material, attributed, by two experts, to Joseph Saunders. The sitter is a young boy dressed in blue garb with gray trim. Condition is excellent, with no issues. The piece is actually much better in person than the photos indicate. Sight size is 2" by 1 1/2", while the frame (newer) is 3 1/4" by 2 3/4".

NOTE:Joseph Saunders (fl 1772-1811), considered to be a very fine artist, exhibited at the Free Society of Artists and the Society of Art...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1358953 (stock #a1563)
A fine pair of miniature portraits, done in watercolor on wafer, by Ozias Humphry. They are mounted back to back in a gold case which has black and gold eglomise work on the cover glasses. The sitters are, purportedly by descent within the family, a Mr. and Mrs. Poole. The woman is attired in a white classic white gown and wears a bone comb in her hair. The man is in a blue jacket with gold buttons, and sports a white ruffled shirt and stock.

The condition of the paintings is excellent, with g...