• "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.
    • Two Spoons with a Dog Whistle and Knife
      Heinrich Aldegrever
      Two Spoons with a Dog Whistle and Knife, 1539
    • Aerumnae Herculis [The Labours of Hercules]
      Sebald Beham
      Aerumnae Herculis [The Labours of Hercules], [Frankfurt-am-Main, 1542-1548]
    • [Death Carrying an Infant]
      Stefano della Bella
      [Death Carrying an Infant], c. 1648
    • Portrait of Lucas Gassel
      Jacob Binck
      Portrait of Lucas Gassel , 1529
    • Old Woman and a Child on Horseback
      Nicolò Boldrini
      Old Woman and a Child on Horseback, c1566.
    • Provoking Fidelity
      Louis Marin Bonnet
      Provoking Fidelity , 1775
    • Tentation de St. Antoine.
      After Jacques Callot
      Tentation de St. Antoine., c. 1800
    • La Serinette [Lady with a bird-organ]
      Laurent Cars
      La Serinette [Lady with a bird-organ], 1753
    • The Accomplis'd Maid
      M. Darly
      The Accomplis'd Maid, [Pub by M Darly 39 Strand May 28. 1778]
    • La Promenade Publique
      Philibert-Louis Debucourt
      La Promenade Publique, 1792
    • Tête de Grec Moderne [Head of a Modern Greek]
      Gilles Demarteau
      Tête de Grec Moderne [Head of a Modern Greek], before 1764
    • The Blind Beggar
      Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
      The Blind Beggar, 1757
    • Peace. La Paix. Plenty. L'Abondance.
      Richard Earlom after Robert Dighton
      Peace. 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]
    • Grotesque Ornament, with Pergolas, Vulcan’s forge, Hercules, Venus and Cupid
      Lucas and Johannes Van Doetecum
      Grotesque Ornament, with Pergolas, Vulcan’s forge, Hercules, Venus and Cupid, 1557
    • Landscape with Mercury and Argos
      Etienne Duperac
      Landscape with Mercury and Argos , c1550
    • A Decent Story
      James Gillray
      A Decent Story, Pubd. Novr. 9th. 1795, by H. Humphrey, No.37 New Bond Street
    • Pacific-Overtures,_or_a Flight from St. Clouds_"over the Water to Charley,"_ a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing
      James Gillray
      Pacific-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]
    • The Daily-Advertiser
      James Gillray
      The Daily-Advertiser, Js. Gy. d. et ft. Pubd. Jany. 23d 1797, by H. Humphrey New Bond Street [London, 1797]
    • Judith with the Head of Holofernes
      Hendrick Goltzius
      Judith with the Head of Holofernes, circa 1586-7
    • Cliff on a Seashore
      Hendrik Goltzius
      Cliff on a Seashore, C1597-1600
    • Concert
      Johann Jakob Haid
      Concert, c1750
    • Cricket
      Antoine Benoist after Francis Hayman
      Cricket, 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.
    • Battledore and Shittlecock
      Nathaniel Parr after Francis Hayman
      Battledore 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.
    • Sliding upon the Ice
      Remigius Parr after Francis Hayman
      Sliding 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.
    • A Harlot's Progress
      William Hogarth
      A Harlot's Progress, Wm. Hogarth invt. pinxt. et sculpt. 1732. [John & Josiah Boydell, London, c.1804]
    • A Rake's Progress
      William Hogarth
      A 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]
    • Southwark Fair
      William Hogarth
      Southwark Fair, Invented Painted & Engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth 1733.
    • Dürer’s Landscape with Cannon
      Hieronymous Hopfer
      Dürer’s Landscape with Cannon, C17th
    • A Farm Boy Brings Hay to Two Horses
      Jean-Baptiste Huet
      A Farm Boy Brings Hay to Two Horses, 1770
    • Habit d'Orlogeur
      Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin II
      Habit d'Orlogeur, G: Valck Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]
    • Habit de Jardinier
      Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin II
      Habit de Jardinier, G; Valck. Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]
    • Habit de Peintre
      Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin II
      Habit de Peintre, G. Valk Ex. Cum. Privil. [Amsterdam, c.1695]
    • Habit de Pescheur
      Gerard Valck after Nicolas de Larmessin II
      Habit de Pescheur, G: Valck Ex. [Amsterdam, c.1695]
    • Gulielmus III, D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex. Nat. 1650. Denate. 1702. / Maria D.G. Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina.
      Pieter Stevensz van Gunst after Philip Tiedeman / Gerard Valck after Sir Godfrey Kneller
      Gulielmus 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]
    • Piramide di C. Cestio
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Piramide di C. Cestio, Presso l'autore. Piranesi F. [Rome, c.1756]
    • Veduta degli Avanzi del Foro di Nerva
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Veduta degli Avanzi del Foro di Nerva, C. Piranesi f. [Rome, c.1770]
    • Veduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Veduta 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]
    • Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia. A. Arco di Settimio Severo
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia. A. Arco di Settimio Severo, Cavalier Piranesi F. [Rome, c.1774]
    • Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Veduta 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]
    • Veduta di Campo Vaccino [I]
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      Veduta 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]
    • [I. Title-Plate] Carceri d'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
      Giovanni Battista Piranesi
      [I. Title-Plate] Carceri d'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene., Piranesi F. [Paris edition, c.1800-1835]
    • [II. The Man on the Rack]
      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]
    • Archangel Michael casting down The Devil
      Giovanni Pietro Possenti
      Archangel Michael casting down The Devil, circa 1640-60
    • An Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap; with eyes closed
      Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
      An Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap; with eyes closed, circa 1635
    • Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher
      Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
      Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher, 1641
    • The second Oriental Head
      Rembrandt, Van Rijn
      The second Oriental Head, c1635
    • O Tempora, O Mores!
      Samuel Alken after Thomas Rowlandson
      O Tempora, O Mores!, London, pubd. Jany. 1787 by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Plave Broad Street Soho.
    • A View of Worcestershire
      Paul Sandby
      A View of Worcestershire, Publlishd according to Act of Parliament by P Sandby St. Georges Row Oxford Turnpikr Novr. 1st 1778
    • Spring
      Hendrik van Schoel
      Spring, c1600
    • The Feast of the Gods
      Diana Scultori
      The Feast of the Gods, circa 1575
    • St Jerome and the small Lion
      Agostino Veneziano
      St Jerome and the small Lion, c1515
    • The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne in India
      Enea Vico
      The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne in India, c1565
    • [The Four Elements]
      Raphael Sadeler I after Maerten de Vos
      [The Four Elements], [c. 1570-1632]
    • Tabula I. [Frontal view of a Skeleton with Cherub]
      Jan Wandelaar
      Tabula I. [Frontal view of a Skeleton with Cherub], Leiden: Johan and Herman Verbeek, 1747.
    • Tab III [Lateral view of a Skeleton with Tree, Water and Stone Construct]
      Simon François Ravenet I after Jan Wandelaar
      Tab 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.
    • Dance of Death
      Michel Wolgemut
      Dance of Death, 1493
    • Comfortable Counsel !!
      George Moutard Woodward
      Comfortable Counsel !!, Published Nov 1st 1796 by SW Fores 50 Piccadilly. Folios of Carricatures lent out for the Evening.
    • A Country Attorney and his Clients. Avocat de la Campagne avec ses Clients.
      [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.