Francis Philip Stephanoff

Francis P. Stephanoff (1790-1860) - Miniature Watercolour, The Bridal Morning

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A Shakespearean scene similar to others by the artist featuring a king being approached by various figures. Well presented in a white mount and gilt frame. Unsigned. On wove.

A charming copy of Sir Thomas Lawrence's oil portrait of Miss Murray, commissioned by Sir George Murray, the Scottish soldier and politician, in 1826. The watercolour depicts Murray'...

Presented in gilt effect frame and washline mount. Signed in graphite. On paper.

A delightful early 19th-century miniature watercolour depicting a cheeky young girl. The artist renders the figure in impressive detail and uses soft tones to evoke warmth. Signed, t...

Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory. The frame, in waxed fruit wood, is square in shape with a circle inside. The circle is bordered by a gilt brass decoration which f...

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...

La Belle Dame is an original artwork realized in the 19th Century by a French artist. Original watercolor and pencil. Hand-signed on the lower left cor...

Carle Vernet (French, 1758 – 1836) ‘La Marchande de Coco’; and ‘La Tour de Babbe d’un Charbonnier’ Ink, watercolour on paper Both signed C Vernet and Carle Vernet (lower left and lower right respectively) 12.1/4 x 9 in. (31 x 22.8 cm.) A pair Vernet was born in Bordeaux. At the age of five, he showed an extraordinary passion for drawing horses, but went through the regular academical course as a pupil of his father and of Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié. Strangely, after winning the grand prix (1782), he seemed to lose interest in the profession, and his father had to recall him back from Rome to France to prevent him from entering a monastery. In his Triumph of Aemilius Paulus, he broke with tradition and drew the horse with the forms he had learnt from nature in stables and riding-schools. His hunting-pieces, races, landscapes, and work as a lithographer were also very popular. Carle's sister was executed by the guillotine during the Revolution. After this, he gave up art. When he again began to produce under the French Directory (1795–1799), his style had changed radically. He started drawing in minute detail battles and campaigns to glorify Napoleon. His drawings of Napoleon...