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Period: 19th Century
Chesterfield Sent to Coventry, or A Display of Military Education
Located in Middletown, NY
A wonderful 1824 preparatory drawing for a published work satirizing the famously ill-mannered 10th Hussars.
1842. Pen and ink with watercolor on watermarked J Whatman 1824 paper, 9...
Category
English School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
The Whisper - Drawing by Jean-Luis Forain - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Whisper is a drawing on paper realized by Jean-Luis Forain in the Late 19th Century.
Pencil drawing.
Monogrammed in pencil on the lower.
Good conditions.
Louis Henri Forain, ...
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
View of Ariccia, a preparatory drawing by Achille Bénouville (1815 - 1891)
Located in PARIS, FR
This very modern drawing presents a view of Ariccia, a small town 25 kilometres south-east of Rome. The Palazzo Chigi (in which the film-maker Luchino Visconti would film a large part of The Leopard a century later) and the adjoining church are seen from the bottom of the ravine that surrounds the town. This drawing is a moving testimony to the attraction of the city for artists of the Romantic period, who established in Ariccia a vivid artists' colony.
1. Achille Bénouville...
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Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Pencil
William Hull (1820-1880) - Framed Watercolour, Rambling Thatched Cottage
Located in Corsham, GB
An attractive watercolours study of a rambling thatched cottage by British artist William Hull. A young child can be seen sat on their mother's knee under...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Persephone, 19th Century Classical French Academy Drawing, Chalk and Pencil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
19th Century French Academy drawing of a classical maiden, signed Xavier Rendeley bottom right, numbered and dated 2nd April 1883. Presented in ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Portrait of a Lady -British Victorian art female portrait realist pencil drawing
By Horace Henry Cauty
Located in London, GB
A fine large half-length portrait of a lady which was drawn in the late 19th century by British artist Horace Henry Cauty. A stunning and detailed work it is dated May 1892. It is a...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Rome 1878 Classical Roman Architecture Figures at Fountain Signed Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rome
by Arthur A. Wilkinson (British, c.1860-1930)
signed and dated 1878
watercolor on artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 11 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection, the Cotsw...
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English School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique French Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Mother & Child portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mother & Child"
French School, 19th century
sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed
painting: 23.25 x 17.75 inches
Condition report:
The painting i...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
After Sir Thomas Lawrence - 19th Century Pastel, Portrait of Elizabeth Farren
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with delicate running patterns. Signed 'Caste' to the lower right. After Sir Thomas Lawr...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Abbey Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
This beautiful 19th-century watercolour captures the haunting beauty of abbey ruins. The artist skilfully frames crumbling Gothic arches and ivy-covered walls through a large foregro...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Flower Beds in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Flower Garden
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 9.75 x 12.75...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Drawing of Putti with Anchor by Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (1738-1826)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Drawing of Putti with Anchor
Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (1738-1826)
Black pencil on paper
Signed and dated lower left "...1822. 12 years l waiting"
Considering that the anchor ...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540)
By Daniel Ramée
Located in Storrs, CT
Moses Breaking the Tablet of the Law. (after Parmigianino. 1503-1540.) Pencil drawing mounted onto paper. 12 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Collector's seal verso: Gustav Grunwald, (Lugt 1155b)...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
The Retreat of Constantine - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1836
Located in Roma, IT
The Retreat of Constantine is a Lithograph realized by Auguste Raffet in 1836.
Signed on the plate.
Good condition with foxing.
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Costume di Ciociara - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed on lower-right. Hand-titled "Costume di Ciociara", with autograph caption black ink "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Na...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Christ's College Chapel, Cambridge, 1842, watercolour by R.A.E Little
Located in London, GB
R.A.E Little
Christ's College Chapel, Cambridge, 1842
Watercolour
20 x 26 cm
Charming watercolour depicting a view of Christ's College Chapel in the mid nineteenth century. In thi...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Turtle Creek Cabin
Located in Lexington, KY
Mason has extensive knowledge of hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. This knowledge gives him the ability to be able to depict these wildlife scenes with accuracy. Being raised on a ...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
L. Travers - 1888 Watercolour, Campfire
By L. Travers
Located in Corsham, GB
A figure beside a campfire and tent in a rural landscape. Presented glazed in a wash line mount and a distressed gilt frame with twisted ribbon detailing to the outer edge. Signed an...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$293 Sale Price
20% Off
Drawing from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux
Located in Roma, IT
Signed in ink by the artist in ink.
Original ink drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Grandville for the volume “Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux”, published by...
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Fine Antique 19th Century Italian Watercolor Roman Interior Scene Painting 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very beautiful watercolor painting by the celebrated Italian artist Daniele Bucciarelli (1839–1911), of a interior scene circa 1880.
The painting depicts the interior of a grand ro...
Category
Italian School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Gathered by the Duck Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
Rural scene in watercolors. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$244 Sale Price
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Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Kate Greenaway (British, 1846 – 1901)
‘Prince Finikin and his Mamma sat sipping their bohea..’; and ‘You see, merry Phyllis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea..’
Penc...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
The House - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The House is a modern artwork realized by in the 19 th century
Charcoal drawings.
Good conditions
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Turn of the Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful turn of the century figurative landscape by F.S. Mediary (American, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "F.S. Mediary" lower right....
Category
American Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French School Swags of Apples a Pair of Watercolour Paintings c1890
Located in Holywell, GB
Martin Jules CHOUARD (1839-1919) Swags of Apples a Pair of Watercolours c1890
A near pair of decorative watercolour paintings signed and presented in expensive stylish maple frames....
Category
French School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
After Moretto - Italian 19th Century Watercolour, Portrait of a Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century watercolour copy of Italian Renaissance painter, Moretto's, Portrait of a Man. Dated in Roman numerals to the lower right (1562). Presented in an ornate gilt effe...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hugo Anton Fisher Setter in a Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hugo Anton Fisher: 1854-1916. Well listed American artist, mostly associated with California and New York. He has auction results over $38,000. This fabulous watercolor with a setter...
Category
American Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour - A Horse Walks into a Pub
Located in Corsham, GB
A 19th century study of a slightly inebriated young man sitting on his horse outside a pub. His friend sits on a bench and the barmaid can be seen in the doorway. With graphite detai...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$317 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Luard Selby (1800-1880) - 19th Century Graphite Drawing, Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely drawn graphite study of a Dutch peasant smoking a pipe in the style of David Teniers the Younger. He sits on a small wooden stool and wears rag...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Marinajo del Molo- Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Marinajo del Molo" (Sailor of the pier), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions. Including an ivory colored cardboard p...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Sermon on the Mount – French School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and ink with wash on watermarked J Whatman 1814 paper, 11 x 8 1/4 (280 x 210 mm). Scattered minor edge losses at the left sheet edge, well outside of image area. Minor handling w...
Category
French School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Herbert Menzies Marshall (1841-1913) - 1871 Watercolour, The Quay
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour by the artist Herbert Menzies Marshall (1841-1913). The artist captures a peaceful moment by the quay, using delicate brushwork and muted tones to capture the ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
English School 19th Century Watercolour - Girl with Book
Located in Corsham, GB
This delicate 19th-century watercolour with gouache depicts a young girl posing with a book in hand. The artwork is presented in a beautiful wash-line mount with a unique marbled bor...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
After Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) - Early 19th Century Watercolour, The Duchess
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour after Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), depicting Lady Caroline Spencer, the Duchess of Marlborough and her King Charles Spaniel. The original painting is held by...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Manner of David Cox (1783-1839) - 19th Century Watercolour, Meeting on a Bridge
Located in Corsham, GB
With touches of body colour. Well presented in a fresh white mount and gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - A Tender Moment
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th-century watercolour depicting a tender moment between husband and wife. Presented in a gilt frame with a beaded inner. Unsigned. On card.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early 19th Century Graphite Drawing - A Moment to Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 19th century graphite piece depicting a mother and child taking a moment to rest and quench their thirst. To the little girl's feet is a cat, vying for attention. ...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Untitled (Woman working in the fields)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Woman working in the fields)
Graphite on wove paper
Unsigned
Exhibited: Spanierman Galleries, In Praise of Women, Oct. 21-Nov. 20, 2010
Illustrated: Lisa N. Peters, In Praise of Women, Spanierman Galleries (see catalog entry in photos)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size (sight): 14 1//2 x 10 5/16 inches
Provenance: Spanierman Galleries, New York
The young woman is a known model for Knight. She is depicted in numerous paintings. The striped skirt and wooden shoes she wears also is repeated in Knight's oeuvre.
"Daniel Ridgway Knight was born in Philadelphia to a Quaker family and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1858 to 1861, the year he became a founding member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He went to Paris and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1861 to 1863 with Charles Gleyre (1808-1874) and Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), and attended the Accademia di San Lucca, then in Venice, in 1863. Knight returned to Philadelphia that year, married, and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He went back to France in 1871 and lived there for the remainder of his long and successful career. He settled in Seine-et-Oise near Poissy to study with the noted academic painter Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891) in 1873, and the two artists became close friends. Influenced by his French contemporaries Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884) and Jules- Adolphe-Aimé-Louis Breton...
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Abstract Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Early 19th Century Watercolour - A View of the Manor
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century watercolour depicting a view of a country manor with rolling hills, scattered trees and distant mountains. Delicate brushwork defines this artwork, with the artis...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Frederick Nash (1782-1856) - 1856 Watercolour, The Market Place, Dieppe
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant scene depicting figures gathering at a market square in Dieppe, France. Signed. Original label with title and date attached verso. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Max Beerbohm, 19th Century British caricature of Mr Harry Nichols
By Max Beerbohm
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Max Beerbohm (British, 1872 – 1956)
Mr Harry Nicholls (In a life of pleasure), 1893
Signed ‘MAX’ (lower right), inscribed with title in ink
Pencil on paper with evidence of some wate...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated on Floor
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
proven...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
English Mansion by the Cemetery - Late 1800s Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
English Mansion by the Cemetery - Late 1800s Watercolor on Paper
Dramatic and detailed landscape by Lucy Cooper (British, 1853-1929). A large home is shown on the left, with a red r...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Seated (with additional image)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated (with additional image attached)
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on yellowed thin artists paper, unframed
measurements: she...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
By Queen Victoria's Daughter Princess Alice Framed Royal Watercolor Painting
By HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary Hanover
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Queen Victoria’s Daughter, HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary, Of The House of Hanover.
The British Royal Family.
British ( b.1843 - d.1878 ).
Long Life And Happiness – June 11th 1860.
Wat...
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Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Village Scene, Cornwall England - 19th Century, Impressionist Landscape Drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
A lovely and very fresh watercolour on paper by John Baragwanath KING (1864—1939)
This village scene is signed lower left, and measures 25 x 38 cm. It is presented in its original frame - the framed is 39 x 51cm
Born in Cornwall, the artist trained first as an engineer before turning to art, and exhibited in London, Manchester and Paris. He lived at 'Westbourne', St Austell...
Category
Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mughal School, 19th century Empress Nur Jahan hunting an Indian Gazelle.
Located in Middletown, NY
Circa 1890. Pencil and black ink on cream laid paper with a border drawn in light blue ink, 6 x 5 1/8 inches (153 x 130 mm). Scattered light surface soiling and multiple soft horizontal folds.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
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Rajput 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Erotic Scene - Drawing attr. Kyosai Watanabe - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor realized in the late 19th Century and attributed to Kyosai Watanabe.
Bold and unusual erotic scene drawn with the artist's characteristic comic flair.
Good condi...
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Victor Cacciarelli - Italian 19th Century Watercolour, Interesting Lecture
Located in Corsham, GB
Artist name and title inscribed on the gilt mount. Beautifully presented in a gilt frame with ornate pierced details. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper - Germany
Located in Soquel, CA
Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper
Drawings of a man at a desk and other figurative sections by an unknown artist (19th Century). On the left sid...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Lord Frederick Leighton drawing, British pre-Raphaelite, original
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896)
Apprehending a thief
pencil on paper
the fragment measures approx. 17.1/3 x 11in. (44 x 28cm.)
signed ‘F Leighton’ (lower right)
Provenance: Gifted by Leighton to his cousin Edith Emily Jellicorse, nee Garnham, and thence by descent
We would like to thank Daniel Robins, the curator at Leighton House for the authenticating this work in full.
Daniel has suggested this study would have been executed when Leighton was studying in Frankfurt
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He received his artistic training on the European continent, first from Eduard von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. According to Daniel Robbins, the curator at Leighton House, This drawing comes from the time Leighton studied under Eduard von Steinle. He then studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. From 1855 to 1859 he lived in Paris, where he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet. In 1860, he moved to London, where he associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96). American art critic Earl Shinn claimed at the time that "Except Leighton, there is scarce any one capable of putting up a correct frescoed figure in the archway of the Kensington Museum." His paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Leighton was knighted at Windsor in 1878 and was created a baronet, of Holland Park Road eight years later. He was the first painter to be given a peerage. Leighton remained a bachelor and rumours of him having an illegitimate child with one of his models, in addition to the supposition that Leighton may have been a homosexual, continue to be debated. On his death his barony was extinguished after existing for only a day; this is a record in the Peerage. His house in Holland Park, London has been turned into a museum. It contains many of his drawings and paintings, as well as some of his former art collection including a painting dedicated to Leighton by Sir John Everett Millais. The house also features many of Leighton's inspirations, including his collection of Iznik tiles. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Arab Hall. Leighton was an enthusiastic volunteer soldier, enrolling with the first group to join the 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps (later to be known as the Artists Rifles...
Category
Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Everyday Life Scene From Sevilla, 1893, Watercolor by Allan Österlind
Located in Stockholm, SE
Allan Österlind, a Swedish artist who became a well known figure in French art circles, beautifully captures the essence of Andalusian culture in his 1893 watercolor painting, "Sevil...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$4,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Watercolor Portrait of a Young Woman in a Blue Hat & Pink dress, antique frame
By Freeman Willis Simmons
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This watercolor painting with ink accents depicting a young fashionable woman with a confident direct glance is in excellent condition -- no stains, tears, etc to the painting; antiq...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"A View of Nuremberg" 19th century English watercolor on paper
Located in New York, NY
Brown, grey and pink washes on beige paper
4 x 3 3/4 inches (10 x 9.5 cm)
Signed: In Nuremberg
Provenance
Commissioned from the artist by Daniel Wadsworth Coit (1787 – 1876), and th...
Category
English School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
L. Wilton - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Shepherd & Flock on a Country Lane
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour painting from the late 19th century, depicting a young shepherd in conversation on a country lane. The flock look displeased with the hold up to their journe...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$446 Sale Price
20% Off
Design for the Midland Hotel, Manchester Architectural Drawing Railway Hotel
Located in London, GB
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A Design For The Midland Hotel Manc...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Pre-Raphaelite, early 19th Century drawing by the British artist Lord Leighton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896)
A Medieval Allegory
pencil on paper
the fragment measures approx. 19.1/2 x 13 in.
(49.5 x 33 cm.)
Provenance: Gifted by Leighton to his cousin Edith Emily Jellicorse, nee Garnham, and thence by descent.
We would like to thank Daniel Robins, the curator at Leighton House for the authenticating this work in full.
Daniel has suggested this study would have been executed when Leighton was studying in Frankfurt
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He received his artistic training on the European continent, first from Eduard von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. According to Daniel Robbins, the curator at Leighton House, This drawing comes from the time Leighton studied under Eduard von Steinle. He then studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. From 1855 to 1859 he lived in Paris, where he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet. In 1860, he moved to London, where he associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96). American art critic Earl Shinn claimed at the time that "Except Leighton, there is scarce any one capable of putting up a correct frescoed figure in the archway of the Kensington Museum." His paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Leighton was knighted at Windsor in 1878 and was created a baronet, of Holland Park Road eight years later. He was the first painter to be given a peerage. Leighton remained a bachelor and rumours of him having an illegitimate child with one of his models, in addition to the supposition that Leighton may have been a homosexual, continue to be debated. On his death his barony was extinguished after existing for only a day; this is a record in the Peerage. His house in Holland Park, London has been turned into a museum. It contains many of his drawings and paintings, as well as some of his former art collection including a painting dedicated to Leighton by Sir John Everett Millais. The house also features many of Leighton's inspirations, including his collection of Iznik tiles. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Arab Hall. Leighton was an enthusiastic volunteer soldier, enrolling with the first group to join the 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps (later to be known as the Artists Rifles...
Category
Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Late 19th Century pastel by Chantron of bathers by the side of a river
By Alexandre Jacques Chantron
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Alexandre Jacques Chantron
(French 1842 – 1918)
Baigneuses au bord de la riviere
Pastel
Signed 'AJ Chantron' (lower right)
24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7)
Category
Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Fine Early 19th Century Watercolour - Dahlia from Two Sides
Located in Corsham, GB
A particularly fine Victorian botanical study depicting a two toned dahlia from two sides. Well-presented in a complimenting oak frame with mount. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$302 Sale Price
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John Syer (1815-1885) - 19th Century Watercolour, Avon Gorge, Bristol
By John Syer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of the dramatic landscape of Avon Gorge in Bristol. Figures in boats can be seen in the foreground, from which the artist draws the viewer's eye to the rocky cliff f...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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