Henry Inman (1801—1846) was an American portrait, genre, and landscape painter. He was born at Utica, New York, to English immigrant parents who were among the first...
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This small, jewel-like religious painting was made as a gift for Ingres’s friend Louise Marcotte, who introduced the artist to Delphine Ramel, whom he married in 1852....
Alexander Roslin’s (1718—1793) style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, an elegant and ornate style of the 18th century....
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu. François Joseph Kinson, Portrait of Madame Lestapis (nee...
This elegant portrait, which still belongs to the art of the First Empire, was painted by François-Joseph Kinson (1770—1839) from Bruges. Kinson attended art school at...
This imposing portrait encapsulates an important period in the successful and diverse career of one of the 18th century’s most significant artists and theorists, Anton...
Madame Sophie (1734–1782) was the 6th of eight daughters of Louis XV of France. Timid and self-effacing, she lived among members of the royal family at the Châteaux of...
In 1756 Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715—1783), one of France's most significant pastel portraitists, visited Bordeaux to paint members of the Journu family of shipping...
It became very fashionable in the Paris of the late 1750s and the 1770s to have one's portrait painted by François-Hubert Drouais. He portrayed most of the leading...
This is a 18th century portrait of Marie Rinteau, the great-grandmother of the writer and novelist George Sand (1804–1876). Sand is recognised as one of the most notable...
Specialising in portraits and elegant historical genre scenes, Italian painter Francesco Beda (1840—1900) gained great success and came to the attention of the Habsburg...
Ernest Laurent (1859—1929) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter and printmaker. He was born in Gentilly and died in Bièvres, Essonne. This particular still-life...
"Manifesting a painting is no different than manifesting any other experience in our lives." – Dennis Perrin. Dennis Perrin, ‘Classic Woman’ Roses, 20th century, Private...
American artist Fidelia Bridges (1834—1923) is celebrated for her meticulously detailed watercolors of flora and fauna in close-up outdoor settings. Over a successful...
Anna Zinkeisen (1901—1976) studied drawing and anatomy before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools in 1916 to study sculpture – exhibiting at the RA in...
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686—1755) was a French Rococo genre and portrait painter, engraver, and tapestry designer. His paintings include many hunting scenes, exotic and...
The greatest boost to Jean-Baptiste Oudry's (1686—1755) official career was provided by his patron, Henri Camille, the chevalier de Beringhen, who introduced the painter...
It became very fashionable in the Paris of the late 1750s and the 1760s to have one's portrait painted by the most prominent artist of his time François-Hubert Drouais...
This fabulous portrait, representing Madame Henriette Agathe Rose Foäche (1754-1812), was painted and signed by Alexander Roslin in 1780 on the occasion of Henriette's...
Louis XV, king of France, often called Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686—1755) to Versailles to paint the royal hounds – in the king's presence. "Monsieur Oudry had acquired...
The inclusion of a rose in Marie Thérèse’s of Savoy right hand may have added an element of symbolism to the portrait. One of the most widely known poems in French...
"To have joy, one must share it." — Lord Byron. Robert Kemm, The Flower Seller, 19th century, Private collection. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Carlo Ferranti’s (1840—1908) compositions fall directly into the popular fashion of the day for figurative genre pieces often peopled by elegant figures in period...
His contemporaries were Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and other Impressionists artists, Gustave-Jean Jacquet (1846—1909), on a contrary, was a traditionalist, an...
François Boucher’s (1703—1770) compositions on pastoral themes comprise his most influential contribution to 18th-century French art. These lush and playful fantasies of...
Sir Frank Dicksee (1853—1928) was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite interest in medievalism as well as their bright colours and love of detail. In the 1880s he...
The series of 17 watercolours "Interiors of the Mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz" was executed between 1869-72 by the Italian artist Luigi Premazzi (1814—1891). He moved...
