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Period: 19th Century
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G. Rushton - Framed 19th Century Watercolour, Flagon Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted watercolour portrait of an old man in green hat and yellow cloak, drinking from a flagon. Signed G. Rushton to the lower right. Presented in a quality gilt effect fr...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Adam and Eve - Drawing - 1849
Located in Roma, IT
Adam and Eve is a drawing realized in 1849 and attributed to the painter and draughtsman Luigi Sabatelli (1772-1850).
Applied on cardboard: 35 x 25 cm
Hand-signed on the lower and ...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper
L. De Salvo after Rembrandt - 19th Century Watercolour, Captain W. Bavion
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and delicately detailed 19th Century watercolour copy of the self portrait by Rembrandt from 1634. The artist has signed to the left edge and the painting has been presented i...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
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...
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Realist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
W. J. Hill - 19th Century Watercolour, A Strong Hand
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th Century watercolour depicting a Fisherman's wife wrapped in a tartan shawl holding a hand of cards. The artist captures the woman in profile, sporting a dotted head s...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Half-length portrait of a Pharisee - In the shadow of betrayal -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885. Sketch for the right-hand figure in the painting Judas Iscariot, 1886. Pencil drawing heightened with opaque white and black chalk on beige-grey wove paper (papier vélin), 34 x 27.8 cm (visible size), 52 x 45 cm (mount), signed, dated and inscribed "H. PRELL 1885 zu 'Judas'".
Minor browning, collection stamp on the reverse.
- In the shadow of betrayal -
About the artwork
This painting is the sketch for the head of the Pharisee offering the coins to Judas in one of Herrmann Prell's major works, the painting Betrayal of Judas, completed in 1886. The painting belongs to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and is illustrated in Adolf Rosenberg: Prell, Bielefeld and Leipzig 1901, p. 21 (Fig. 19). It is especially highlighted in Thieme-Becker (vol. 27, p. 376).
Hermann Prell, Betrayal of Judas, 1886
The monumental head, which fills the picture and is distinguished by its ornamented robe, is almost a lost profile, which in the executed painting is justified by the Pharisee's turning towards Judas. Despite the fact that the sitter withdraws from the viewer by turning away, it was necessary to artistically elaborate the motivation for the purchase of one of Christ's disciples, which is why the drawing focuses on the expression of the face, while the 'accessories' are treated in a more summary manner.
In characterising the face, Hermann Prell performs a balancing act: since the Pharisee, despite his destructive actions, is an actor in the history of salvation, the head must show a dignity appropriate to the event, but at the same time the physiognomy must also bear witness to the scheming attitude that led to the betrayal. To solve this dilemma, Prell draws on the traditional depictions of the heads of the apostles, shading the face to indicate the obdurate darkness of the spirit and moving the base of the nose slightly upwards while the mouth falls away, thus giving a physiognomic expression to the motivation of the action. The fatal drama of the betrayal is expressed in the monumentalisation of the head and in the thunderous white highlights that contrast with the darkness of the chalk.
As a study, considered by the artist to be a work in itself, this drawing reveals the pictorial problems and brainstorming of monumental painting.
About the artist
In 1872 Prell, who was one of the most important exponents of monumental painting of his time, began studying painting with Theodor Grosse at the Dresden Academy of Art and continued with Carl Gussow at the Berlin Academy in 1876. Hans von Marées taught him in Rome in 1878. More influential on his work, however, were Arnold Böcklin and Max Klinger, with whom Prell had been friends since his student days and with whom he worked together on several occasions.
Prell's first major work, which established his reputation as a monumental painter, were the frescoes in the banqueting hall of the Architektenhaus in Berlin in 1881/82, commissioned by the state and depicting the different periods of architecture. Prell then went to Italy for two years to study fresco painting. Other major commissions followed. These included monumental frescoes in the town halls of Worms (1884), Hildesheim (1882-92), Gdansk (1895) and Dresden, the staircase of the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (1893/94), the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome (1896-99) and the staircase of the Albertinum in Dresden (1900-1904).
From 1886 Prell taught at the academy of arts in Berlin and in 1892 he was appointed professor at the academy of arts in Dresden. His students included Osmar Schindler and Hans Unger...
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Realist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Graphite Drawing, Victorian Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming graphite study in the delicate manner. The woman wears a puffed sleeved and ringlets fall to the side of her face in a typical Victorian fashion. Unsigned. Presented in a ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Persephone, 19th Century Classical French Academy Drawing
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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Academic 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Chalk, Pencil
L. De Salvo - 19th Century Watercolour, A Special Moment
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and delicately detailed 19th Century watercolour showing two children in Georgian attire. The artist has signed to the left edge and the painting has been presented in a 19th ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait miniature of a Victorian girl wearing a puffed blouse and beaded red necklace. The girl stands with her back to the viewer, peering ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - The Angelic Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate watercolour study of a young child with angelic features. Well presented in a gilt effect frame. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
19th Century Pastel - Young Nobleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pastel study of a 17th Century noble child seated on a red chair next we an earn. He looks down at a hat on the floor and wears a royal blue uniform. Signed faintly with i...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Portrait of Archibald Hartrick - 1884 chalk drawing by Frank Lewis Emanuel
Located in London, GB
FRANK LEWIS EMANUEL
(1865-1948)
Portrait of Archibald Hartrick
Signed, inscribed and dated l.l.: A S HARTRICK (artist) by F L EMANUEL 1884
Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper...
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Realist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Chalk
English School Mid 19th Century Pastel - Lady With Fur Stole
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking English School pastel portrait circa 1840. The sitter is a beautiful young woman with sharp features and blue eyes. She is wearing an elegant blue dress in a style fashionable in the 1840s. Her hair is similarly styled in line with the fashions of the era. The woman is wearing a dark brown fur stole...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Frederick Cruickshank (Attributed), Portrait Of A Family, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-19th-century group portrait by British artist Frederick Cruickshank (1800-1868) depicts a father, mother and their two daughters within an interior setting. It’s a...
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English School 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Edward Henry Bearne - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Italian Lady on Canal Steps
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressive watercolour inscribed 'Roma' to the lower right corner. Well presented in a washline mount (51 x 40cm) with a gilt slip and gilt frame. Signed. On wove.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mrs. Scott - Miniature c.1856 Watercolour, Mary Knottesford Fortescue
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine miniature portrait of Mary Knottesford Fortescue (1841-1879). Mary was the daughter of Edward Bowles Knottesford Fortescue (1816-1877), who was an English Anglican priest...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
After Rubens (1577-1640) - 19th Century Watercolour, Self Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour copy of the famous original oil self portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, painted in 1623. The painting is unsigned and presented in a fine 19th Century gilt frame with ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Male Nude Portrait Academia Drawing Study 19th century pencil white lead paper
Located in Florence, IT
This “Academia” (pencil and white lead on paper, 48 x 32,5 cm) is the kind of study from live that was the most frequent way of training in Arts Academies since the 18th century.
The...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Late 19th Century Pastel - The New Kitten
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th Century pastel portrait, showing a pretty, smiling young woman, proudly holding a tiny white kitten. The subject and soft rendering of ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
Daniel Saint was a prominent French miniaturist who lived between 1778 and 1847. Born in Paris, Saint was the son of a jeweler and initially began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop. However, he soon discovered his passion for painting and turned his attention to miniatures, which were highly popular in 18th and 19th-century Europe.
Saint was a highly skilled artist and quickly gained a reputation for his miniature portraits, which were characterized by their delicate detail and fine brushwork. His works often featured prominent figures from French society, including members of the royal family and high-ranking officials. He also painted portraits of wealthy patrons, many of whom commissioned him to create highly personalized works.
Saint's style was highly influenced by the neoclassical movement, which emphasized clarity, simplicity, and rationality. He often used a limited color palette, focusing on soft pastels and muted tones, which helped to accentuate the delicate features of his subjects. His compositions were typically centered around the face, with little background or context to distract from the subject.
Despite his success as a miniaturist, Saint was not immune to the changing tastes of the art world. In the mid-19th century, photography began to gain popularity, and many artists who specialized in portraiture found themselves struggling to compete with the speed and accuracy of this new medium. However, Saint continued to work and develop his craft, adapting his style to the changing tastes of his clients and experimenting with new techniques and materials.
In addition to his work as a miniaturist, Saint was also a skilled draftsman and created a number of highly detailed and intricate drawings and sketches. He was also known for his use of unconventional materials, such as hair, which he would incorporate into his miniature portraits to add texture and depth.
Today, Saint's works are highly prized by collectors and are held in museums and private collections around the world. His legacy as a master of miniature portraiture lives on, and his influence can still be seen in the work of contemporary artists who specialize in this unique and challenging medium.
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Artist: Daniel Saint (1778-1847) France
Title: Portrait of a French Gentleman...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache
Paquebot à Boulogne Sur Mer, late 19th Century French Marine Drawing
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 19th century drawing on paper of a French marine scene by noted French artist Georges Ricard-Cordingley. Carrying the atelier stamp to the bottom left and with full annotation a...
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Realist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
Achille Buzzi - Framed Italian School 19th Century Watercolour, Contemplation
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th century watercolour by Italian artist Achille Buzzi, depicting a woman resting on a rocky wall. The woman has been captured in delicate detail, staring into the dist...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
W. T. Bracewell - Framed 1855 Watercolour, Portrait in Tartan
Located in Corsham, GB
A full length and highly detailed watercolour portrait of a child wearing traditional tartan. Signed and dated (1855) to the lower left. Finely presented in a slim gilt frame with a ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
James Mitchell Cox (1815-1883) - 1839 Watercolour, A Promising Young Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early Victorian miniature watercolour portrait of a confident young man in his late teens, with neatly styled hair and crisp white collar. The artist has used gum arabic to pick out and give depth to areas of clothing and hair. The artist has signed and dated to the reverse and the painting is presented in a handsome 19th Century papier mache frame with brass oval window, glass dome and original brass hanger featuring a clover, thistle and rose...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
E.G - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, The Card Player
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in an ornate gilt affect frame. Signed with a monogram to the lower right. On paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Portraits - Drawing by Félix Barrias - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a drawing in China ink on paper realized in the late 19th Century by Félix-Joseph Barrias.
Monogrammed on the lower center.
Included a Passepartout: 33 x 50 cm
Good c...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Sisters
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait depicting two young sisters in matching gowns. The artist captures the children in delicate watercolour brush strokes show...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Delia Robins (fl. 1856-1858) - 1854 Watercolour, Knitting by the Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts a woman perched on a rock looking intently at her knitting. In the background waves crash against the sandy shoreline. The artist pays particular attent...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Cavalier at Court
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century watercolour of a noble cavalier walking the cloisters at court. The artist has caught the gallant figure dressed in red, clutching a sword in his left hand. Indis...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Circle of Charles Baxter - Late 19th Century Watercolour, The Letter
By Charles Baxter
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait depicting an elegant young woman in a garden setting. She holds a letter out in the sunlight, looking intently at the words. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt fr...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 14.75 x 10.5 inches
provenance:...
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Impressionist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Male Nude, Back View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Male Nude, Back View
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
provenance...
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Impressionist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938)
Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 (Carnations of life)
Signed and dated on the lower right,
The text on the lower left is the following "Cueille dès aujourd'hui les oeillets de la vie" , which can be translated as "Pick today the carnations of life"
watercolor on paper
37.5 x 51.5 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 53 x 67 cm
The text clearly gives the meaning of this allegorical portrait...
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Symbolist 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Delia Robins (fl.1856-1858) - 1854 Watercolour, Supper Time
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts a maid enjoying her dinner at the end of a long day. She has kicked her shoes to the side and stretches her legs out, long skirts falling around her sid...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Simonetti - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Minstrel by a Balcony
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour study of a medieval minstrel playing the lute. The artist captures the costume of the musician in fine detail. Presented in a simple gilt frame. On paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Men - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Men is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895).
Good conditions.
No signature.
F. Alexandre Bida (1813–1895) was a French p...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait 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 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Study of Study of Figures - Drawing by H. Haudebort-Lescot - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Figures is a Pencil Drawing realized in the early 19th Century by Hortense Haudebort-Lescot (1784-1845).
Good condition with foxing on the margins.
Stamped on the lower left corner.
Antoinette-Cécile-Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (14 December 1784 – 2 January 1845) was a French...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Study of Study of Figure - Drawing by Victor Chavet - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Figure is a China ink Drawing realized in the mid-19th Century by Victor Chavet (1822-1906).
Hand-signed on the lower.
Glued on a hard Cardboard Passepartout: 28 x 21 cm, original one by the publisher, on the rear Stamped " Adolphe Legoupy, Paris"
Good condition with a repaired central part.
Victor Chavet (1822-1906) was a pupil of Pierre Révoil in Lyon then of Camille Roqueplan...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Paper
Placido Fabris Male Nude Portrait Drawings 1830s charcoal tempera laid paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing, composed by a single sheet without watermark of 20.4 x 12,5 inch, comes from the collection of Placido Fabris’s heirs
The drawing shows, on a tempera dark background, a ...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Tempera, Laid Paper, Carbon Pencil
Joshua Fisher (1859-1930) - 19th Century Watercolour, A Young Girl by a Fence
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a woman seated on a wooden fence in the summer garden. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with acanthus details . On paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Early 19th Century Watercolour - Letter Writing
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite watercolour study depicting a regency woman in her finery sat in an interior. In her hand she holds a quill to the letter she is writing but stares into the distance, lo...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Sorrowful Lady - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Sorrowful Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1890s.
Drawing in charcoal.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812)
Portrait of a young woman in a landscape
signed "Cless fec" for fecit on the lower left
Brown ink and brown ink wash on pencil
Size of the sheet : 31.5 x 22 cm
Size of the motive : 24.5 x 17 cm
very simply framed under glass without actual frame 32 x 22.5 cm
This pre...
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Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Pencil
Circle of Myles Birket Foster, Portrait of a red haired girl
Located in Harkstead, GB
This exceptional quality watercolour depicts a snapshot of innocence and childhood with this delightful portrait of a red-haired young girl. Presented in a fine quality, hand carved and pierced, period frame with inlaid detail.
Circle of Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899)
Portrait of a red-haired young girl
Watercolour with touches of white
4 inches diamter (image only)
11 x 11 inches with frame
This beautiful image is of exceptional quality, as apparent in the delicate detailing to her eyelashes and the sunlit highlights of her hair. This is the work of an artist at the very peak of their powers and the intimacy of the work suggests a connection between artist and sitter such as daughter and parent. The level of draughtsmanship brings to mind artists from this period such as Myles Birket Foster, Fred Morgan and Helen...
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Victorian 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Spanish Nobleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait painted in the Grand Manner depicting a well-dressed Spanish nobleman in 17th century dress. Well presented in a simple ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Achille Buzzi - Framed Italian School 19th Century Watercolour, A Moment's Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th century watercolor by Italian artist Achille Buzzi, depicting a woman resting on stone steps after an impressive morning harvest. The wome...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Lady is a Pencil Drawing realized by Hermann Paul.
Hand signed on the lower left corner. Passpartout included cm 51x35
Good condition.
René Georges Hermann-Paul (27...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Ink and Pigment on Paper, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck.
This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the mid-19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes...
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Qing 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Pigment, Paper
William Henry Hunt (1790-1864) - Watercolour, Cavalier Seated by Steps
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a Cavalier seating on street side steps with his head resting in his hand. The artist captures the young man in fine detail, paying attention to the soft, natural...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
The Chess Game (antique drawing by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")
Located in New Orleans, LA
Despite the tears and repairs, this remains an absolutely wonderful drawing, by a famous Southern artist. Many of you clicking on this are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...
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Romantic 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Julius Mante (Attributed), Portrait Of A Lady, Drawing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An enigmatic charcoal portrait of a middle-aged lady attributed to German artist Julius Mante (1841-1907). The artist has captured an expression that's deliberately tricky to deciphe...
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Academic 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Charcoal
Contemplation
Located in Middletown, NY
This is an engaging work with masterful detail that will unfold for an intent viewer, particularly in the area of the figure's well-worn hands, and her traditional clothing. The image depicts a Bavarian woman deep in thought while winding a skein of wool. She is seated outside of her home, where she has brought her yarn swift...
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English School 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Attrib. Hector Caffieri (1837-1942) - French Watercolour, Farmer with Staff
By Hector Caffieri
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite late 19th-century French watercolour attributed to the artist Hector Caffieri. The artist has captured a (slightly portly) farmer who carr...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Pastel - Victorian Child
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine Victorian portrait depicts a rosy cheeked and red lipped girl, sat wearing a black buttoned down frock with delicate lace collar. The artist has man...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Madonna and Child - Colored Chalk Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna and Child is a beautiful colored chalk low relief realized in the 19th Century by Anonymous Artist.
Frame included: 96x70 cm.
Good condition except some minor cracks and lo...
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Modern 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Paper
French Abbey Rouen Landscape Drawing 19 century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This small drawing shaped as a lunette (pencil on paper, 13 x 19 cm) represents Saint-Ouen Abbey in Rouen, Normandie, as it's reported on pencil on the bottom left corner.
We can des...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
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