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Period: Mid-19th Century
French Drawing - Figure Study
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely one-of-a-kind pencil and watercolor sketch of various figures and a work horse, circa 1850. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival pl...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Attributed to Eugène Lami (1800-1890) A Maid feeding rabbits, Watercolor
By Eugène Louis Lami
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Eugène Lami (1800-1890) A maid feeding rabbits Watercolor on paper Bears a monogramm E L on the lower right 12.5 x 12.5 cm In good condition, some foxings in the uppe...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan Lead pencil on paper 29 x 20 cm In good condition: some superficial creases, diffuse foxings Framed (losses, ...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

France middle 19th century, A Set of 6 drawings, landscapes and farms, Ink wash
Located in Paris, FR
France middle of 19th century (1843 ?) A set of 6 drawings Landscapes, trees, farms Brown ink and brown ink wash on paper Dimensions vary : Farms and buildings ( x 3) : 27 x 34 cm A...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Qing Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Statue - Drawing by Henri Felix Philippoteaux - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Statue is a drawing realized by Henri Felix Philippoteaux in the Mid-19th Century. Tempera and watercolor on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized thr...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Watercolor

Conversation - Drawing by David Sutter - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is a drawing realized by David Sutter in the Mid-19th Century. China ink on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Love - Drawing by Charles Lemoin - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Love is a drawing realized by Charles Lemoin in the Mid-19th Century. Pencil on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Trompe l'oeil [Punch and Judy].
Located in New York, NY
Trompe l'oeil. [Punch and Judy]. Watercolor and drawing, undated, circa 1830. Paper size 10.25 x 14" (26.1 x 35.6 cm). On "J. Whatman" watermarked paper. Unidentified artist. A 19th-century visual montage of Cruikshank's "Punch & Judy." The images are taken from the book "The Tragical Comedy, or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy." As told to John Payne Collier by Giovanni in 1827, illustrated by George Cruikshank and published by S. Prowlett, London 1828. The central circle illustrates a drawing showing two allegorical female figures with two putti. The text under this image: “E Musao Hugonis Howard Armig, from Guercino.” On top of that illustration is a handsome painting of a flintlock pistol. Trompe l’oeil is an art of illustration – the name translates to ‘Trick of the Eye.” The puppet show of Pulcinella or Punch and Judy has a long and fascinating history. “A puppet play that would have featured a version of Punch was first recorded in England in May 1662 by the diarist Samuel Pepys. He noted seeing it in Covent Garden, London, performed by the Italian puppet showman Pietro Gimonde from Bologna, otherwise known as Signor Bologna. The earliest script of a Punch and Judy show...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

A Study for the Angel of Saint-Severin church in Paris, by Paul Flandrin
Located in PARIS, FR
After the restoration of the Saint-John chapel’s frescoes at the Saint-Severin church in Paris in 2022, the drawing presented here is a moving testimony to their creative process. It...
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Old Masters Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar new year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered 19th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
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Qing Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lacquer, Paper, Pigment

19th century ink drawing seated female figure with book sketch signed
By Hannah de Rothschild
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The New Year" is a pen and ink on paper portrait signed by Hannah de Rothschild. A girl sits quietly in a corner with a cap. Her focus is on a book in her lap, she is about to rip a...
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Victorian Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. This 19th-century painting is delicately brushed of gouache and ink on fabric and was originally part of a set of eight backing a wooden screen in northern China. The figure depicted is one of the mythical Eight Immortals of Taoism. Said to have attained immortality through their studies of the natural world, each of the Eight Immortals represents a different condition in life and together they impart a blessing of prosperity and longevity. Depicted here is immortal Lan Caihe, the patron saint of florists and gardeners. Standing atop a lotus leaf in open water, they hold a gardening hoe in one hand and a basket for flowers...
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Qing Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Nicolas Flamel - Drawing by Celestine Nanteuil - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Nicolas Flamel is a Pencil Drawing realized by Celestin Nanteuil (1813-1873). Good condition on a little paper, included a grey cardboard passpartout (49x32 cm). No Signature. Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil, (11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the Romantic movement in France. He was born in Rome of French parents who were part of Joseph Bonaparte...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Raymond Balze - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Raymond Balze (1818-1909). Good Condition on a yellowed paper included a white cardboard passpartout (67x51 cm). No signature. Raym...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figures - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original Drawing in red Pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century. Mint Conditions. The artwork is depicted throu...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Carriage - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Carriage is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895). Good conditions. No signature. F. Alexandre Bida (1813–1895) was a Fre...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Children with Sheep
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a washline mount and gilt effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Visit - Original Drawing by Joseph Mezzara - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Visit is an original artwork realized by Joseph Mezzara in the middle 19 th century. Pencil, Charcoal Drawing. Hand signed on the back. Good Conditions. Joseph Mezzara (1820-1901) was an American Sculptor. He took lessons from the painter Jean Pierre Granger, the sculptor Pierre Jean David d'Angers and the painter Ary Scheffer...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Revenge - Original Drawing by Abel de Pujol - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Revenge is an original Drawing in pencil realized Abel de Pujol in mid-19th Century. In good condition. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and short strokes with...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Keeper of the Castle - Original Drawing by Celestine Nanteuil- 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
The Keeper of the Castle is an original gouache realized by Celestine Nanteuil in 1860s. Good condition included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (27x22 cm). No signature on the paper, but pencil signature on the passpartout. Célestin François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, dit Célestin Nanteuil, born 11 July 1813 in Rome (Italy) and died 6 September 1873 in Bourron-Marlotte (Seine-et-Marne), is a French painter, engraver and illustrator linked to the romantic movement. He is one of the illustrators of the Furne edition of the works of Honoré de Balzac.
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Gouache

Theatrical Costume - Drawing - 1860s
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original watercolour realized by an unknown artist in 1860s. Good condition, so signature. Included a white cardboard pas...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Study for a Scenography - Ink and Tempera - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a Scenography is an originial artwork realized by an artist of the early 20th century. Ink and tempera. Good condition. Not signed.
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Contemporary Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera

Costume Party - Original Pencil Drawing - 1836
Located in Roma, IT
Costume Party is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by a French anonymous artist in 1836. Includs a white passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. Hand-signed at the bo...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude of Woman - Pastel Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pastels drawing on paper realized in the late 19th Century. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 25 x 20.5 cm Not signed.
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

The Gymnaste - Original Pencil on Paper - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
The Gymnaste is an original modern artwork realized in the 19th Century in France. Original pencil on paper. Very good condition. The Gymnaste is an excellent artwork on paper tha...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Characters - Original China Ink on Paper - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Characters is an modern artwork realized inmid-20th Century in France. Original china ink on paper. On the back of the work there is a second drawing. Very good conditions. Characters is an excellent modern artwork realized in France in the half of the XIX Century and it shows us several characters in a high room. On the background there is a window with an iron grate. The work depicts also a nude figure on the back of the sheet. The second drawing is realized in pencil and shows us a female reclining nude.
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Woman Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Edmond De Beaumont - 1853
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman Figure" is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by Edmound De Beaumont in 1853. Hand-signed on the rear. Good conditions. The drawing represents a woman in victorian costume...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

Costume of Bisaccia - Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 1830 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Costume of Bisaccia, from the province of Montefusco is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized in 1830 ca. by an anonymous artist of the XIX century, it represents a fol...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Studies of Figures - Original Pen on Paper - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Studies of Figures is an original modern artwork realized in the 19th Century. Original pen drawing on paper. Passepartout is included (total dimen...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Woman Figure - Pencil on Paper - 1853
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman Figure" 1853's is a drawing on paper, signed and dated by Edmond De Beaumont, on the back of the drawing. In excellent conditions: as good as new...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Caricature - Original Drawing In Pencil - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by Eugene Fontanay in 1864. Hand-signed and dated, on the lower center. The state of preservation of the artwork is ve...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Girl - Pencil on Paper by Michel Dumas - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
The Girl is an interesting preparatory sketch in pencil realized by the French artist Michel Dumas in the mid-19th century. The state of preservation is good, except for some stains and foldings. stamped by the name of Artist...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Scene from the Pavement of the Dome in Siena - Pencil Drawing - 1844
Located in Roma, IT
The Pavement of the Dome in Siena is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by Jean Aubert (1824-1906), in 1844, after the pavement of Siena Main Dome in Italy. Sheet dime...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Wayfarer - Ink Drawing by Edmé-Jean Pigal - Mid 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Wayfarer is an original artwork realized in the XIX century by Edme-Jean Pigal. Original black and white ink drawing on paper attached on a passe-partout. Beautiful black and white sketch...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Naked Couple - Pencil on Paper by T. Johannot - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Couple is an original artwork realized in the XIX by Tony Johannot Original colored watercolor on paper glued on cardboard. The artwork represents a lying naked couple. Good conditions except for a stain in the center. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower-left corner. Antoine Johannot, known commonly as Tony Johannot (1803 – 1852), was a French engraver, illustrator and painter. Tony learned engraving from his brothers and helped Alfred produce illustrations of books by James Fenimore Cooper...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Commoners and Friars - Pencil Drawing on Paper y T. Duclère - Mid 1800
By Teodoro Duclère
Located in Roma, IT
Commoners and Friars is an original pair of works realzed by Teodoro Duclère in the first half of the XIX Century. Original drawings on yellow paper....
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Devotee - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Devotee is an original ink watercolored drawing on paper realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville. Hand-signed in black ink on the lower margin at the center. A beautiful satiric il...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Chef - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Chef is an original ink watercolored drawing on paper realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville. A wonderful satiric illustration from the volume 'Scènes de la vie privée et publique ...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Follower of George Cattermole (1800-1868) - Watercolour, A Strong Disagreement
Located in Corsham, GB
An engaging graphite and watercolour study of two strong willed cavaliers having a disagreement. Painted in the manner of British illustrator and watercolourist, George Cattermole (1...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Chinese Folk Drawing of Mythical Qilin, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully detailed and masterfully painted, this painting dating from the turn of the 20th century centers its expressive composition upon a rondel of Chinese symbols. Representing...
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Qing Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Cotton, Wood, Ink

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

"Love and Lotus Boys, " Ink on Linen Panels, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawn with a fine line and fresh, sketched quality, this folk hanging unites two scenes of lucky hoho lotus boys circumscribed in frames punctuated with fruits such as pomegranate, symbolic of prosperity and good fortune. On top, the two explore the natural wonders of the world...
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Qing Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Linen, Wood, Ink

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) La Soubrette (The handmaid), watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) La Soubrette (The handmaid), pencil, watercolor and heightenings of gouache on paper Signed lower right (faded) 20 x 15 cm In quite good condition, lightly sunstroke and yellowed Framed 28.5 x 23 cm Paul Gavarni was the nom de plume of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (13 January 1804 – 24 November 1866), a French illustrator, born in Paris. The story is told that he took his name from Gavarnie in Luz-Saint-Sauveur where he had taken a journey into the Pyrenees. He was a very famous illustrator, friend of Felix Nadar...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

At the Fountain, Graphite Orientalist sketch, Mid-19th Century
Located in London, GB
Graphite on Paper Image size: 15 x 19 ¼ inches (38 x 49 cm) Acid free mount Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner Carl Werner was born in Weimar in 1808, the son of a piano teacher and a...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Saddler's Workshop in Cairo, Graphite on Paper, 19th Century Orientalist
Located in London, GB
Graphite on Paper Image size: 12 ½ x 16 ¼ inches (31.75 x 41 cm) Acid free mount Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner Carl Werner was born in Weimar in 1808, the son of a piano teacher ...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century, people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes - the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a roo...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Pigment

The Jewellers, 19th Century Orientalist Graphite Sketch
Located in London, GB
Graphite on Paper Image size: 21 x 13 3/4 inches (53.25 x 35 cm) Carved gilt frame Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner Carl Werner was born in Weimar in 1808, the son of a piano teacher...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

The Barbers, 19th Century Orientalist Graphite Sketch
Located in London, GB
Graphite on Paper Image size: 12 ¼ x 19 ½ inches (36 x 50 cm) Acid free mount Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner Carl Werner was born in Weimar in 1808, the son of a piano teacher and ...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

At Sea Ink and Wash Marine Artwork 19th Century French
Located in London, GB
Théodore Gudin 1802 - 1880 At Sea Ink and wash over pencil on paper, signed, inscribed and dated 1868 bottom left Image size: 6 x 11 inches (15.5 x 27.75 cm) Inscribed bottom left: ...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

The Tambourine Player, Watercolour Painting, Dated 1853
Located in London, GB
Watercolour with bodycolour on card Titled 'Donn d'Albano' lower left and signed and inscribed 'Roma 1853' lower right Image size: 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (50 x 34 cm) This is a full...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Cardboard

Scroll painting of the American ship commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Attributed to Ukita Ikkei (1795-1859) Hanging scroll painting of the American ship commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry in Uraga Bay, annotate...
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Edo Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

1854 Funeral of R. Williams at Gyokusen-ji Temple, Shimoda, with Commodore Perry
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wilhelm Heine (Dresden 30 January 1827-Löbnitz 5 October 1885) ‘Funeral of Robert Williams in the cemetery of the Temple Gyokusen-ji at Shimoda in April 1854’ With a sticker on the reverse of the frame by Coupil & Co. 1855 Watercolour on paper, H. 57 x W. 92 cm Depicted is the Bay of Shimoda with seven American ships including the two paddle-wheel warships USS Mississippi and Susquehanna. On the Gyokus- en-ji temple grounds on the right is the coffin in the middle with the remains of US marine Robert Williams, ready to be lowered into the grave. Looking on from the left are the Buddhist monks and Japanese officials who joined the first Christian funeral on Japanese soil. Around the grave are US marines, Commodore Perry...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Medicine Man
Located in Missouri, MO
Cassilly Adams (American 1843-1921) "Medicine Man" c. 1860s Watercolor on Paper Unsigned Provenance: Questroyal Gallery, NYC Site Size: approx. 14.5 x 8....
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American Realist Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

On the Lookout
Located in Missouri, MO
Cassilly Adams (1843-1921) "On the Lookout" c. 1860s Watercolor on Paper Signed Site Size: approx 8.5 x 14.5 inches Framed Size: approx. 16 x 22 inches A...
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Other Art Style Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Carriage Ride in the Park
Located in Missouri, MO
Constantin Guys (1802-1892) "Carriage Ride in the Park" c. 1860s Ink and Wash on Paper Original Labels Verso Site Size: approx. 8 x 11.5 inches Framed S...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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