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Artists and their muses

Richard Westall, R.A. (1765-1836) Venus signed and dated ‘R. Westall 1794’ (lower right) pencil and watercolour, with white heightening image 11 ⅞ x 15 ¼ in. (30.2 x 38.7 cm.) frame ...

with inscriptions (on the reverse of each): SATISFACTION Written & performed by Messrs Chrisopher & Joseph Dawson/ William & Richard Baker/ Christopher Richardson, C. Ward, & T. Oldfield, William & Frederick Young at Bromley Brewery January 23rd 1832 On Monday evening, January 23 1832 Will be performed a new farce with a prologue and epilogue ballad. SATISFACTION Lord Rhymecastle .. .. Mr Christopher Dawson Sir Charles Sentence .. .. Mr William Baker Frank Tender .. .. Mr C. Ward Major Ramrod .. .. Mr Richard Baker Captain Schewewell .. .. Mr Oldfield Flint (Servant to Major Ramrod) Mr Christopher Richardson Tiptoe (servant to Schewewell) .. .. Mr William Young...

George Lawrence Bulleid (1858-1933) A young beauty pencil and watercolour 3 ⅛ x 2 ⅜ in. (7.9 x 6 cm.) frame 9 ⅜ x 8 ¼ in. (23.9 x 20.9 cm.)

Tunnicliffe is one of the greatest wildlife artists of the 20th Century. A Royal Academician, the RA recently had an exhibition of his work. The present picture was probably executed...

A serenade signed ‘H.J. Owen’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘A serenade.’ (lower left) pencil, pen and ink and watercolour with heightening 12 ¼ x 8 ¾ in. (31.1 x 22.2 cm.) with frame ...

dated, inscribed and signed ‘1987/ The Hand/ of/ Vitality/ Deborah/ Schneedbeli/ Morrell’ (on the reverse) bodycolour, card and paper mache 18 ⅞ x 12 ¾ in. (4...

The technique and subject matter work well together in this loosely but masterfully rendered World War 1 romantic illustration of a Soldier and a Parisian woman. Even though this wo...

Auguste Mayer (1803-1890 A seascape with a boat signed with the initials on the lower left Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper 17.5 x 26 cm In fairly good condition, ma...

Early 20th century watercolour of a gentleman on horseback with other riders in the background apparently signed or titled 'Count A de Monthaus'. Signed or titled bottom left. Presented in fine period gilt frame under glass. The artist has captured a moment of pause, the gentlemen rider in his fine clothes and bowler hat regarding his surroundings as his fellow riders continue the chase behind him, possibly a 'point to point'. Monthaus has captured the stance of the standing horse as well as the movement of the other horses. He has used white to give light and definition to the costume of the rider and the background. A lovely atmospheric and dynamic watercolour very much of its period and in the spirit of equine portraiture made famous by the likes of Sir Alfred Munnings. Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...

The subject illustrated here is one of the moments that mark the centuries-long history of Genoa's glorious Maritime Republic, when the ashes of St. John the Baptist, one of the city...

A really charming, early 19th century portrait of a young maiden carrying a basket of flowers. The face is beautifully painted with a slight blush to her cheeks and striking touches ...

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile signed on the lower right Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper 19.5 x 13 cm Framed : 29 x 22.7 cm Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is of course particularly well known for his large-scale paintings, such as the one on the ceiling of the Paris Opera, but his work here is much more delicate and intimate. We recognise the artist's mastery of talent, but the play of textures, with its highlights of white that enliven and illuminate the model's face, is also very subtle. There's a particularly charming sense of life and impression of light. Jules-Eugène Lenepveu was born in Angers on 12 December 1819, on the site of the street that now bears his name, into a family of small shopkeepers. The painter showed a deep attachment to his family throughout his life through his correspondence and the many portraits of his relatives. He entered the drawing school in Angers in 1833, where he was a pupil of Jean-Michel Mercier. There he rubbed shoulders with the sculptor Ferdinand Taluet. He arrived in Paris in 1837 and entered the Beaux-Arts, where he was officially admitted to François-Édouard Picot's studio in 1838. He exhibited his work "L'Idylle" at the Salon of 1843 and, that same year, left for his first visit to Italy. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1843 for "Cincinnatus recevant les députés du Sénat" (Cincinnatus receiving the deputies of the Senate), then the First Prize in 1847 for "La Mort de Vitellius" (The Death of Vitellius). A resident at the Villa Médicis from 1848, he was surrounded by painters Alexandre Cabanel, Léon Benouville, Gustave Boulanger, Félix Barrias...