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Antique Oil Paintings

About this collection

Antique oil paintings are original works in oil on canvas, panel or copper, painted between the 16th and the 19th century. It is the medium in which almost the entire European tradition, from the Old Masters to the Impressionists, was built.

The paintings presented here span that whole tradition, from Baroque religious subjects and Grand Siècle portraits to Barbizon and Impressionist landscapes, still lifes and genre scenes. Many of them are signed, and many are presented in period frames. Each is an original work in oil, hand painted and one of a kind, sourced in France and shipped free to the USA and Canada.

Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria with Habsburg double-headed eagle and Order of the Golden Fleece, early 19th century oil painting
Early 19th century officer in a dark green coat with a pale blue sash and silver star, oil on canvas in a moulded gilt frame
Portrait of Emperor Joseph II of Austria, 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Habsburg Dynasty, Framed
Habsburg court portrait of a young officer in white Austrian uniform with order, late 18th century oil in gilt frame
19th century portrait of a lady in a white dress with pearl necklace, ornate gilt frame
Antique English portrait of a man in a tall black top hat and white stock, oil on canvas in a carved gilt frame
18th century Rococo portrait of a lady in a floral dress with pearl necklace, follower of Louis Tocqué
Portrait of Lord Thomas Howard after Van Dyck, bearded man with ruff collar, oil on panel
Signed 1839 French portrait of a gentleman with his gun and dog in a landscape, oil on canvas in gilt frame
18th century French portrait of a nobleman in powdered wig and blue frock coat, oil on canvas
Portrait of a Habsburg officer in white Austrian uniform with orders, oil in gilt frame
A fortune teller takes a young woman's hand while a boy lifts her purse, French genre scene, oil on canvas, 18th century
Signed 1839 French portrait of a young hunter standing with his gun and his pointing dog, oil on canvas in a period gilt frame
Habsburg portrait of a lady with jeweled tiara and red shawl, early 19th century oil in gilt frame
19th century Barbizon school river landscape with willows and a figure, ornate gilt frame
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Antique oil paintings for sale, from 16th century panels to 19th century canvases, in the supports the tradition actually used. The collection covers oil on canvas, oil on panel and the rarer oil on copper, with works signed by the painter's own hand and works that carry no signature at all. Sizes span the small cabinet picture and the large framed painting, some still in their period gilded frames.

Every painting ships free from France to the United States and Canada. New to collecting? Our guide How to Collect Antique Paintings explains how to read a canvas, a signature and an attribution before you buy.

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