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Period: Mid-19th Century
Mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman.
Attributed Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat
wate...
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English School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman.
Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat
Inscribed to t...
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English School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Auguste Legras (1817-1887) Portrait of a young man in profile, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Auguste Legras (1817-1887)
Portrait of a young man in profile,
signed lower right
Charcoal, red and white chalks on paper
45 x 31.5 cm
Framed : 52 x 39 cm
This particularly evocati...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait of a lady in a night cap
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very skillfully painted ink on paper silhouette, unusually with the sitter appearing to be dress in her nightcap. Very Dickensian!
English School, 19th Century
Portrait of a lady ...
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English School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman
Peter Skeolan (1815-1871)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat
Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card
Stencilled with artist's details to the reverse
3¼ x 2¾ inches, oval, without the frame
5½ x 4¾ inches with the frame
Peter Skoelan the son of Stephen Skoelan was born in Ireland in 1815. During his early career he worked as an itinerant miniature portrait painter and profilist, possibly as early as the 1830s. The 1841 census shows us that he was working in Leeds, his stated occupation was painter, aged 25. He was lodging with Thomas Lacy, a Tailor. By this time he had married and had a son and daughter...
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English School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
The Hypochondriac: French 19th Century Theatre Comedy drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent and sensitively treated line drawing in coloured ink, heightened with white. It depicts Argan, the hypochondriac from Molière's play of the same name. Dating from circa...
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French School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
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 Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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...
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English School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Academic Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Located in Firenze, IT
Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Artist: Enrico Reffo (1831-1917)
Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on colored paper
Dimensions: [To be specified]
Date: Late 19th - Early 20...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) Portrait of a young man, signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
Portrait of a young man
signed on the right border
Pastel on paper
28.5 x 21 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 48 x 40.5 cm
Augu...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Study for Assumption of the Virgin
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on hand made, fibrous wove paper, finished with gray wash. Unevenly trimmed sheet edges, non-archival tape remnants at all four corners, recto, well outside of image area. Horseshoe-shaped area of light discoloration that extends significantly into the figure's face, beneath the lips, and up over the rear of the head, dog-eared right lower corner with associated light discoloration at crease. DeMin and Belluno inscribed in graphite, verso.
A detailed study showing 'primo pensiero' for Giovanni DeMin's large scale fresco, Assumption of the Virgin...
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Old Masters Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Graphite
French School Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Pretty Maiden
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a pretty young woman with a floral hat. With touches of body colour, this study is intricately painted, with great attention given to the facial features and fold...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Paris Society Beauty Portrait
Located in Norwich, GB
A astounding portrait of a society beauty by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With an open face and and lightly smiling lips, she is wearing a gown typical of the romantic period. Drawn in graphite and heightened with white, the drawing is dated 1836
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
1866 Watercolour - Lady In The Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th Century watercolour showing a finely dressed young lady in a flowing white gown and elegantly styled hair in the fashion of the 18th Century. The artist has mono...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
German School 19th Century, Portrait of a boy, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
German School 19th Century,
Portrait of a boy,
pencil on paper
25.7 x 16 cm (view)
Framed : 41.8 x 31.5 cm
The style and execution are v...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The actor Karl Seydelmann, probably as Max Piccolomini / - Theatrical Realism -
Located in Berlin, DE
Theodor Hosemann (1807 Brandenburg - 1875 Berlin), The actor Karl Seydelmann probably as Max Piccolomini, around 1840. Watercolor with pencil, 20.5 cm (height) x 14.7 cm (width), sig...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898)
Portrait of a man in profile
signed on the lower right
Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper
19.5 x 13 cm
Framed : 29 x 22.7 cm
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is of course particularly well known for his large-scale paintings, such as the one on the ceiling of the Paris Opera, but his work here is much more delicate and intimate. We recognise the artist's mastery of talent, but the play of textures, with its highlights of white that enliven and illuminate the model's face, is also very subtle.
There's a particularly charming sense of life and impression of light.
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu was born in Angers on 12 December 1819, on the site of the street that now bears his name, into a family of small shopkeepers. The painter showed a deep attachment to his family throughout his life through his correspondence and the many portraits of his relatives.
He entered the drawing school in Angers in 1833, where he was a pupil of Jean-Michel Mercier. There he rubbed shoulders with the sculptor Ferdinand Taluet. He arrived in Paris in 1837 and entered the Beaux-Arts, where he was officially admitted to François-Édouard Picot's studio in 1838. He exhibited his work "L'Idylle" at the Salon of 1843 and, that same year, left for his first visit to Italy. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1843 for "Cincinnatus recevant les députés du Sénat" (Cincinnatus receiving the deputies of the Senate), then the First Prize in 1847 for "La Mort de Vitellius" (The Death of Vitellius).
A resident at the Villa Médicis from 1848, he was surrounded by painters Alexandre Cabanel, Léon Benouville, Gustave Boulanger, Félix Barrias...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Henry E. Hobson (fl.1857-1870)- Framed 1864 Watercolour, Maiden Mending the Nets
Located in Corsham, GB
English School, watercolour with bodycolour. Portrait of a young maiden mending fishing nets by the sea. Well presented in an oval cut mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed to the lowe...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
M. Demancy - 1844 Watercolour, Lady with a Flower Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful portrait study depicting a woman dressed in white lace. She wears a bonnet with black trimmings to match the ribbon in her hair and rests her arm over a basket of flower...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Travelers - Original Drawing by Charles Joseph Traviès - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Travelers is an Original ink, pencil and watercolor realized by Charles Joseph Traviès (1804-1859).
The little artwork represents two poor men in the street.
Good condition, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (30x24 cm).
Hand-signed and notes by the artist on the lower margin.
Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers, also known simply as Traviès, (21 February 1804 – 13 August 1859) was a Swiss-born French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist whose work appeared regularly in Le Charivari...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Signed Eliseo Sala Male Nude Academia Drawing 19 century chalk paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing is an “Academic study”, as we can notice by the deep attention given to lights and shadows (emphasized by the use of both black and white chalk) and by the plastic pose o...
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Other Art Style Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Cardboard, Laid Paper
The actor Karl Seydelmann as soldier / - The expressiveness of a simple pose -
Located in Berlin, DE
Theodor Hosemann (1807 Brandenburg - 1875 Berlin), The actor Karl Seydelmann as soldier, around 1840. Watercolor in pencil, 22 cm (height) x 14.7 cm (width), signed “Th.[eodor] Hosem...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) The Puppeteer, "Janvier", original signed drawing
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)
The Puppeteer, Study for "Janvier"
Signed lower left
Pen and black ink, black ink wash on paper
28 x 20 cm
In good condition except some stains particularly ...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
French school 19th century, An italian bandit, 1864, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th century,
An italian bandit, 1864,
watercolor on paper
On the reverse of the sheet (now under the back of the frame) an annotation, "Rome 1864"
25,5 x 21.5 cm (v...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The General….Baron de Brielhe - Pencil by E. O. Wauquier - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The general ... Baron De Brielhe is an original drawing in pencil with gray point, unsigned, on paper, realized by E. O. Wauquier (1808-1869).
Good conditions except for minor cosme...
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Modern Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) The Children of the painter Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865)
The children of the painter
Portrait in an oval, study for a portrait
Black pencil on paper
23 x 19 cm
Stamp of the worksh...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Girolamo Tubino After Raffaello, Sanzio Da Urbino La Velata
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine mid-19th-century watercolour by Italian artist Girolamo Tubino (1805-1879) is after ‘La Velata’ (Woman with a Veil) by Raphael (1483-1520),...
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Old Masters Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Louis Gallait (1810-1887) Portrait of a Gentleman, watercolor and gouache
By Louis Gallait
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Gallait (1810-1887)
Portrait of a Gentleman,
Watercolor and gouache on paper, square white lines,
24 x 16 cm
Stamp of the Louis Gallait Estate on the mount on the lower righ...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Achille Devéria (1800-1857) A young woman seen in profile, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Achille Devéria (1800-1857)
A young woman seen in profile
Black Chalk on paper
with cut edges
Bears the stamp of the Achille Deveria Estate Sale of 1...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Attributed to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La famille heureuse, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Attribuetd to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865)
La Famille heureuse (The Happy Family)
Watercolor on paper
23 x 18 cm
In quite good condition : a small tear i...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Edouard Chevret (1835-1874), Napoleon and his soldiers, Studies, 1860, drawing
By Edouard Chevret
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Chevret (1835-1864)
Napoleon and his soldiers, different studies
Signed on the lower right and dated 1860
28 x 45 cm
In a modern mount covering the original mount.
In quite g...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted/...
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American Modern Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated (on back) "January 1845/ J.E.J."
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Rowland, Buckingham, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Abraham, West Chester, PA
Hirschl & Adler Galleries...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Apelles holding his palette and brushes
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
(Montauban 1780 – Paris 1867)
Apelles holding his palette and brushes
Late reinterpretation after The Apotheosis of Homer – c. 1860
Black chalk, stump...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil
English School 1853 Watercolour - Portrait of William & Mary Richford
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate, full length, English School watercolour depicting the Richford children, William and Mary, aged 5 and 7. Signed with the initials 'J.C.' and dated 1853. On paper.
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Disegno figurativo accademia di nudo maschile veneto del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, composto da un unico foglio senza filigrana di 52 x 32 cm, proviene dalla collezione degli eredi di Placido Fabris e mostra, su uno sfondo scurito a tempera, una figura v...
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Other Art Style Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Laid Paper, Carbon Pencil
John Ridge, A Cherokee Indian & Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
1838 John Ridge A Cherokee Indian and Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
The lithograph depicts John Ridge, a Cherokee interpreter, by Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862), published 1838. Compared to other indian portraits in tribal regalia, King's rendering of John Ridge appears to be different. King portrayed John Ridge in Anglo-American clothing, sitting at a desk with a document and pen in hand—hinting at Ridge’s education and career as tribal leader and politician. King was known for his realistic and sensitive renderings of his sitters, and his ability to capture their physical features and attire with dignity and attention to detail.
Condition: Good; tonal aging due to age; previous mat tonal aging marks
Presented in new conservation mat
Paper size: 19.75"H X 14"W
Image size: 15"H x 10"W
Mat size:24"H x 16"W
John Ridge received his education at Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut and served as clerk of the Cherokee National Council. When King painted...
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Hudson River School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
Arthur Miles (fl.1851-1880) - Framed 1855 Pastel, Portrait of Georgy Chatfield
Located in Corsham, GB
Arthur Miles (British, act. 1851-1880). Original portrait of Georgy Chatfield. Signed with monogram to the lower left. Dated 1855. With further inscriptions to the upper right. Well ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait Study of a Young Girl, Signed 19th Century Victorian Sketch
By Augustus Leopold Egg
Located in London, GB
Pencil and coloured chalk on paper, signed bottom right
Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (3.75 x 3 cm)
Mounted and framed
Provenance
Studio sale, Christies 18th May 1863
The Artis...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of a young man, signed drawing
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)
Portrait of a young man leaning on a Chair
Signed lower right
Black pencil on paper
23.7 x 17.6 cm
In good condition
Framed : 40 x 34 cm
This fine portr...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Study for a Costume - Watercolor by Eugène Lacoste - 1869
By Eugène Lacoste
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor drawing realized by Eugène Lacoste in 1869.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, An Ottowa Chief Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
KA-NA-PI-MA, AN OTTAWA CHIEF., from History of the Indian the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1842, hand-colored lithograph
The lithograph by Charles Bird King depicts Ka-na-pi...
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Hudson River School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
French Romantic school, Portrait of a young man, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic school, circa 1840
Portrait of a young man,
charcoal on paper
22.5 x 17 cm
In good condition, however, there is a restoration of the paper in the upper right-hand qu...
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Romantic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
1842 Wakechai (Crouching Eagle) A Saukie Indian Chief Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
The lithograph depicts Wakechai, also known as Crouching Eagle, who was a member of the Sauk and Fox delegation. King renders Wakechai with exceptional detail. The Saukie Chief is adorned with fine accoutrements such as a white fur robe...
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Hudson River School Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
J. Buchanan - 1859 Watercolour, The Brothers
Located in Corsham, GB
This 19th century portrait depicts two young children in matching dark attire with white lace collars, set against a warm, muted background. The composition is balanced and intimate,...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1844 Watercolour - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait of a gentleman in a red velvet waistcoat smoking a cigar. The artist has captured his striking face and bright blue eyes with fine detail. Well presented in an or...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of John Cornwall
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine full-length portrait of John Cornwall of the Scarborough rifle corps, dressed in full uniform with musket. Presented in an oval gilt metal frame w...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Study of a hand; preparatory work for the painting Jewish Bride in Morocco, 1867
By Alfred Dehodencq
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred DEHODENCQ (1822-1982)
Study of a hand; preparatory to the painting Jewish Bride in Morocco, 1867
Pencil on paper
Dimensions of work: 15.5 x 17.5 cm
Frame size : 30 x 30 cm
A...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Framed 1867 Pastel - Portrait of a Young Girl in White
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate 19th-century oval pastel study of a young girl dressed in white. The girl holds a striking gaze whilst elegantly drawing the viewer's attention to her fine jewellery. Pres...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Costume - Drawing By Arnold Sheffer - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an artwork realized in the Mid-19th Century by Arnold Sheffer (1809-1873).
Ink and watercolor.
Dedicated and hand signed.
Good conditions.
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Modern Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
John Collingham Moore "Children of Henry and Elizabeth Young" Watercolor c.1860
By John Collingham Moore
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Collingham Moore (England, 1829-1880) four children, circa 1860s
Rare pencil, watercolor and white wash by listed artist John Collingham Moore, 19th century.
Here we have the children of Henry and Elizabeth Young...
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Realist Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Parisian Lady Portrait Madame Seguin
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning portrait of a Parisian beauty from the romantic period by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With her intelligent eyes and determined look, doesn't this lady bear great resemblance to Chopin's paramour George Sand?
The sitter is Jeanne Marie Vidal, wife of Claude Auguste Seguin, from a prominent family in Avignon, as the family tree attached to the back for the frame indicates. Research in old annals has also revealed that Madame Seguin was a modern and independent lady: she worked in lady's fashion in Paris, and patented wrapping mechanism that protected lady's hats during their transport!
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on the artist, Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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Academic Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Henry Edrington Hobson (1820–1881) - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Summer Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed. Beautifully presented in a fine bird's Eye Maple Picture frame. On paper.
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. William Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) - Watercolour, Mother & Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate Victorian watercolour, titled Mother & Child. The unfinished study depicts a seated mother and her young son looking down at the ground. With provenance also written to th...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
David Hardy (act.1835-1870) - 1868 Watercolour, Sisters
By David Hardy
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th century watercolour, showing an older sister, holding her younger sister in her arms as the two embrace with soft smiles. The artist has signed and dated to the lower...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Costume of Napoli - Ink and Watercolor by Michela De Vito - 1830s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume of Napoli is an original Ink and Watercolour drawing on ivory-colored stuck on paper, 1830 c.a.
Signed. Image Dimensions: 24.5 x 15 cm.
The original title is written at the...
Category
Old Masters Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Mon dieu, gardez-moi mon enfant - Watercolor by Paul Delhommeau - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Mon dieu, gardez-moi mon enfant is an original artwork realized by Paul Delhommeau, in 1868.
Watercolor drawing on brown cardboard glued on on a white paper ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
