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"A master’s hand is only built by looking back at the giants who held the brush before you."
Auguste Renoir
This collection is a tribute to the foundational artistry of Old Master printmakers. It gathers the works of LOPF 2026 that defined the very language of Western art - the thinkers, draftsmen, and visionaries whose influence still ripples through every modern gallery today. These prints are not merely 'traditional'; they are the blueprints of printmaking today.
Tip for collectors: Look for one specific, minor colour in your Old Master print. Match that to a modern accessory in the room, such as a velvet throw pillow, a ceramic vase, or a sleek minimalist lamp. This 'colour thread' creates a visual conversation between the past and the present.
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Sebald BehamAerumnae Herculis [The Labours of Hercules], [Frankfurt-am-Main, 1542-1548]View more details -
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Richard Earlom after Robert DightonPeace. La Paix. Plenty. L'Abondance., Printed for & Sold by Carrington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs. [1783, but c. 1790]View more details -
Lucas and Johannes Van DoetecumGrotesque Ornament, with Pergolas, Vulcan’s forge, Hercules, Venus and Cupid, 1557View more details -
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James GillrayA Decent Story, Pubd. Novr. 9th. 1795, by H. Humphrey, No.37 New Bond StreetView more details -
James GillrayPacific-Overtures,_or_a Flight from St. Clouds_"over the Water to Charley,"_ a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, Js. Gillray fect. Pubd. April 5th. 1806, by H.Humphrey St. James's Street [London, 1806]View more details -
James GillrayThe Daily-Advertiser, Js. Gy. d. et ft. Pubd. Jany. 23d 1797, by H. Humphrey New Bond Street [London, 1797]View more details -
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Antoine Benoist after Francis HaymanCricket, Publish'd according to Act of Parliam't. April 4th 1743. Printed & Sold by Tho. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard & Jon. Bowles at ye Black Horse, Cornhill.View more details -
Nathaniel Parr after Francis HaymanBattledore and Shittlecock, Publish'd according to Act of Parliam't. 1743. Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard and John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.View more details -
Remigius Parr after Francis HaymanSliding upon the Ice, Publish'd according to Act of Parliam't. 23 May 1743. Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard & John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.View more details -
William HogarthA Harlot's Progress, Wm. Hogarth invt. pinxt. et sculpt. 1732. [John & Josiah Boydell, London, c.1804]View more details -
William HogarthA Rake's Progress, Invented, Painted, & Engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth, & Publish'd June ye. 25 1735, According to Act of Parliament. [John & Josiah Boydell, London 1790]View more details -
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Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin IIHabit d'Orlogeur, G: Valck Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]View more details -
Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin IIHabit de Jardinier, G; Valck. Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]View more details -
Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin IIHabit de Peintre, G. Valk Ex. Cum. Privil. [Amsterdam, c.1695]View more details -
Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin IIHabit de Pescheur, G: Valck Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]View more details -
Pieter Stevensz van Gunst after Philip Tiedeman / Gerard Valck after Sir Godfrey KnellerGulielmus III, D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex. Nat. 1650. Denate. 1702. / Maria D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina., Ph. Tiedeman Delin. Pieter van Gunst Sculpsit. M. Marrebeeck excudit. [c.1702] / G. Kneller ad vivum pinxit. G. Valck Excudit. [c.1694]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiPiramide di C. Cestio, Presso l'autore. Piranesi F. [Rome, c.1756]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiVeduta degli Avanzi del Foro di Nerva, C. Piranesi f. [Rome, c.1770]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiVeduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres, Piranesi F. Si vendono paoli tre presso il medesimo Autore nel palazzo del Conte Tomati a Strada Felice, vicino alla Trinita de Monti. [Rome, c.1761]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiVeduta del Tempio detto della Concordia. A. Arco di Settimio Severo, Cavalier Piranesi F. [Rome, c.1774]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiVeduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, Piranesi Archit. dis.ed inc. Presso l'Autore a Strada Felice vincino alla Trinita de monti. A paoli due a mezzo. [Rome, c.1775]View more details -
Giovanni Battista PiranesiVeduta di Campo Vaccino [I], Presso L'Autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trininà de monti. A paoli due e mezzo. Piranesi del. Scolp. [Rome 1775]View more details -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi[I. Title-Plate] Carceri d'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene., Piranesi F. [Paris edition, c.1800-1835]View more details -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi[II. The Man on the Rack], Presso l'Autore a Strada Felice vicino alla Trinita de' Monti. Fogli Sedici, al prezzo di paoli venti. Piranesi F. [Rome, c.1775-Paris, c.1835]View more details -
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnAn Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap; with eyes closed, circa 1635View more details -
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Samuel Alken after Thomas RowlandsonO Tempora, O Mores!, London, pubd. Jany. 1787 by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Plave Broad Street Soho.View more details -
Paul SandbyA View of Worcestershire, Publlishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpikr Novr. 1st 1778View more details -
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Jan WandelaarTabula I. [Frontal view of a Skeleton with Cherub], Leiden: Johan and Herman Verbeek, 1747.View more details -
Simon François Ravenet I after Jan WandelaarTab III [Lateral view of a Skeleton with Tree, Water and Stone Construct], Published by E. Cox and Son, St. Thomas Street, and No.9 Sutton Street, Southwark. 1827.View more details -
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George Moutard WoodwardComfortable Counsel !!, Published Nov 1st 1796 by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Carricatures lent out for the Evening.View more details -
[Anonymous]A Country Attorney and his Clients. Avocat de la Campagne avec ses Clients., Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard London.View more details
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A Buyer's Guide to Prints