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Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century
A view at Tivoli
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Rathbone (1750-1807) View at Tivoli Signed lower right Oil on Canvas Canvas size - 18 x 24 in Framed size - 24 x 30 in John Rathbone was born in Cheshire in 1750 and worked as ...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

In West Cornwall, 19th Century English Country Side, England
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Bruce Wallis (English, 1794-1878) Signed: R. B. Wallis (Lower, Right) " In West Cornwall ", c. 1870s (Titled on Name Plate) Oil on Canvas 12 1/4" x 18 1/4" Housed in a 2...
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Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shepherd & Sheep in Thunder Storm - Large 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Sheep in a Lane’ by John Linnell (1792-1882). The painting is signed by the artist and dated 1863. It is listed in the definitive catalogue of Linnell’s known works compiled by the ...
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1860s Victorian Paintings

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Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - View of Tintern Abbey
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century view of Tintern Abbey at dusk. Presented in a bold gilt-effect frame with high relief foliate mouldings and fine running patterns. Inscribed by the artis...
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Late 19th Century Paintings

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Oil

Large 18th Century English Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of Lady on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady English School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 31 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: good and sound condition
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A horse and groom with a dog
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804) A horse and groom with a dog signed and dated 'F.Sartorius.Pinxt.1777' (lower right) Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 14 1/4 x 18 in Framed Size - 16 1/2 x 1...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

1896 Oil - Hanging Fruit
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with the initials 'A. M. G.' Presented in a gilt frame with acanthus details and a panel slip. On canvas laid to board.
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Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

July 14th celebration, Normandy
Located in PARIS, FR
Paul-Victor MATHEY Paris 1844 - 1929 July 14th celebration, Normandy Oil on canvas 54 x 35 cm 64 x 44.5 cm framed On the reverse, stamp of the expert and art critic Jacques Mathey...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rudolf Bertelsen, Two Boys From Herlufsholm Boarding School Fishing In a River.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming painting by Rudolf Bertelsen (1828 - 1921) of two boys from the Herlufsholm Boarding School, dressed in their school uniforms, fishing on a sunny summer day, in the river ...
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1890s Naturalistic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venetian Fishing Boats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beauriful work of Venetian Fishing boats gathering their nets with the view of Venice in the distance.
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century English fox hunter on his horse oil in a landscape with fox hounds
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Joseph Shayer English sporting painter from the 19th century. He painted mostly on a small scale with great detail and quality. The son of William Shayer senior he must ha...
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1870s Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two spaniels working with a huntsman beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
William Jones (c.1798-1860) Two spaniels working with a huntsman beyond Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 16 x 21 in Framed Size - 21 x 26 in William Jones’s work is well-known, emanating...
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19th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Arrest of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette at Varennes - 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Arrest of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at Varennes’ by Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828-1904). The painting – which depicts the King and Queen of France’s failed attempt to...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 18th Century French Old Master Oil Painting Figure in Arcadian Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure in Arcadian Landscape French School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 10 x 12 inches canvas : 6.5 x 9 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and ...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Landscape/riverscape by Ernest Gaston Marche
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique French impressionist riverscape/landscape oil painting on wood board in a gilt frame, unsigned (see below). This is a typical and charming late 19th Century French impressionist oil painting of a woman reading on the bank of a river. This lively landscape interpretation has been deftly applied on a canvas board by the artist using a small couteau and brushes. Some areas of elevation created with impasto thickened oils and dashes of paint give this painting animation. The light travels in from the bottom right to contrast with the dark hues of the thick riverbank vegetation. MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING: Medium: Oil on canvas board Overall size: 17ins x 13.5ins or 43cms x 34cms Date: 1887 Condition: The painting, is in good antique condition but you should expect imperfections associated with age. The frame has imperfections throughout commensurate with age, such as missing plaster/moulding. Signed: No, but there is a label on the back, E M and dated 87. This painting is attributed to Ernest Gaston Marche...
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1880s French School Paintings

Materials

Oil

Melancholic Sappho - Large 19th Century Pre-Raphalite Oil Painting Greek Goddess
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908). The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
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1870s Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

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Oil

Oriental Man Wearing a Fez. 19th Century.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine portrait of an oriental bearded man, wearing a fez and holding a walking stick, second half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas. Relined. Unknown artist but probably Swedish. ...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Landscape Zuccarelli Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian View
By Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788), circle of Landscape with river and resting shepherds First half of the 18th century   oil painting on canvas cm. 60 x 93, within a carved and gilded wooden frame cm. 75 x 108 This delightful landscape view animated by a family of shepherds who rest from their daily duties should be compared to the hand of Francesco Zuccarelli (Pitigliano 1702 - Florence 1788); In the landscapes painted by Zuccarelli the world is crystallized, frozen in a moment of idyllic quiet, where the 'Arcadian' sense of the landscape is rendered with that pictorial vivacity, chromatic lightness and compositional grace that we find in its entirety in his painting. By way of comparison we can compare our canvas to other compositions, including: - Landscape with river and resting shepherds, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo - Landscape with bridge and horseman, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo - Landscape with river, village, fisherman and shepherdesses' (Christie's, London May 1960, - Landscape with figures, Accademia Carrara, - Landscape with knight and figures, Accademia Carrara Tuscan by origin, Francesco Zuccarelli trained first in Florence with the landscape architect Paolo Anesi...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Henry W Henley, Misty Upland Landscape With Stream
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Henry W Henley (fl.1871-1895) depicts an upland landscape with a winding stream. Henry W Henley was a notable landscape painter...
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1870s Naturalistic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Canal Pinelli, Venise" Paul Désiré Trouillebert, Venetian Scene in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Paul Désiré Trouillebert Canal Pinelli, Venise Signed lower left Oil on canvas 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches Provenance: Artist's studio sale, 1887, no. 4 With M. Newmann London Sale, Christie's, London, Save the Children Fund, May 16, 1961 (according to an inscription on the reverse) Private Collection, United Kingdom Literature: Marumo et al, Paul Désiré Trouillebert: Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Stuttgart, 2004, cat. no. 0362 p. 336, illustrated. Paul Désiré Trouillebert was born in Paris in 1829 and died in the city June 28, 1900. He is considered a portrait, genre and landscape painter from the French Barbizon School. He was a student of Ernest Hébert [1817-1908] and Charles-François Jalabert [1819-1901], and made his debut at the Salon of 1865, exhibiting a portrait. At the Paris Salon of 1869, Trouillebert exhibited “Au bois Rossignolet”, which was a lyrical Fontainebleau landscape that received great critical acclaim. Trouillebert concentrated on portraits until about 1881, when he began to focus on atmospheric silvery landscapes steeping in cool damp color. In 1882, he exhibited a large landscape titled “Baignneuses” which was well received and helped him gain a reputation as a landscape painter. Another noted work was commissioned by Edmé Piot, a public works contractor. The painting, “Travaux de relèvement du chemin de fer de ceinture: le pont du Cours de Vincennes” (Cleveland Museum) was of a railway project initiated in 1851, after Napoleon III came to power. The commission included four related views of the Paris railway construction, which was completed in February 1889. After the 1860’s, the misty Barbizon landscapes by Jean-Baptist- Camille Corot’s [1796-1875] had become astonishingly vogue, which brought about a trove of imitators. His followers and students; Henri Joseph Constant Dutilleux [1807-1865], George Devillers, Achille François Oudinot [1820-1901], Edouard Brandon [1831-1887] and Trouillebert were not trying to mislead the public, he was their idol. However, the greatest confusion has always been over works by Corot and Trouillebert because both artists painted river landscapes at dawn or dusk with a very similar approach, palette and style. Like Corot, Trouillebert painted a wide variety of subjects, including genre scenes, portraits and nudes. Trouillebert would receive the most attention as a result of an 1883 court case involving one of his paintings. The painting “La Fontaine des Gabourets” had been sold by one of Paris’ more prominent dealers George Petit to writer Alexandre Dumas fils. Trouillebert’s signature and been removed and resigned Corot. The fake was discovered by Robaut and Bernheim-Jeune and returned to the original seller, Tedesco. Trouillebert, who had nothing to do with the fraud, brought legal action against the guilty parties to regain his reputation and clear his name. The trial made all of the papers and Trouillebert won his case. George Pettit...
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19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cyrus Buott - 1877 Oil, The Boatman
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right. On panel.
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Late 19th Century Paintings

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Oil

On the Ribble, Summertime - Large 19th Century English Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘On the Ribble, Summertime’ by Henry Dawson R.B.A. (1811-1878). The painting – which depicts cattle in the shade of a large tree on the river Ribble in Lancashire – is signed by th...
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1860s Victorian Paintings

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Oil

c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl with her Dog French School, circa 1800 period oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 23.5 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the paintin...
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Early 19th Century French School Paintings

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Oil

19th century cat portrait painting - "Le Chat " - Ragamuffin - Maine coon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Adorable 19th century cat painting "Le Chat" painted by Alexandre Clarys This mesmerising cat gazes intently at the viewer, whilst the artist has captured his fluffy fur and sparkl...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Head Portrait of a Dog St. Bernard? Antique English Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Bernard Dog? English artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 14 inches canvas : 14 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, Wiltshire England condition: v...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Musketeer oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Benito Belli (19th century) - Musketeer - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 57x30 cm. Frame measurements 79x52 cm.
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Late 19th Century Italian School Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Washerwomen on bank of River at Nice, France - Bridge and town Impressionist Oil
Located in ludlow, GB
"Washerwomen on the River Paillon, Nice in France" Oil on Canvas on original stretchers, Signed and Framed in handmade gilt and painted frame. Another splendid impressionist pain...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

Wissous - French Impressionist Landscape near Paris Road Haystack Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1901 oil on paper laid on board by Auguste Grass-Mick, the French impressionist painter who was friends with Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Gr...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

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Board

Charlotte Shore Daughter of 1st Lord Teignmouth. Portrait in India 1792 to 1795.
By Arthur William Devis
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Arthur William Devis. English ( b.1762 - d.1822 ). Portrait of Charlotte Shore, Daughter of the 1st Lord Teignmouth 1790 - 1864. Oil on Canvas. Oval Image size 26.2 inches x 20.5 in...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

BELLY Camel Arab Soldier orientalist naturalist french painting 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Léon BELLY (Attributed to) Saint-Omer, 1827 - Paris, 1877 Oil on canvas mounted on panel 45 x 37 cm (57 x 50 cm with the frame) Beautiful 19th century frame decorated with laurels L...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Paintings

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Oil

Late 19th Century Oil - A New Puppy
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a gilt composition frame with ornate foliate scrolling. On canvas.
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Late 19th Century Paintings

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Oil

19th Century historical genre oil painting of a courtship
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Henry Gillard Glindoni British, (1852-1913) The Suitor Oil on canvas, signed & dated 'Jan 1908' Image size: 27.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 41 inches x 49 inches Thi...
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19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Breaking Through the Clouds, Kentucky" Carl Brenner, Appalachia Landscape
By Carl Christian Brenner
Located in New York, NY
Carl Brenner Breaking Through the Clouds, Kentucky, 1876 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 30 inches Provenance: Merida Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky Richard Dee Spenc...
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1870s Hudson River School Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian Title: The Prophecy of Simeon Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Painting: 21.5 ...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Joseph Rhodes (1782-1855) - 1843 Oil, Lost Travellers
Located in Corsham, GB
A well executed mid 19th century oil by well listed artist Joseph Rhodes . The charming scene lost travellers on a country path. A farmer driving cattle is shown pointing the couple ...
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Mid-19th Century Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy Carrying a Fruit Basket, 18th Century Oil on Canvas
By Sir William Beechey
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm) Hand carved gilt frame This is a charming 18th century portrait of a young boy, sporting a golden child's two-piece with a fl...
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18th Century English School Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th-Century French School, Chevreuils En Forêt
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 19th-century French School oil painting depicts a forest view with deer. Stylistically, it fits with the approach taken by the Barbizon school of artists who were...
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1880s Naturalistic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Native American Encampment, western scene
By Harvey Otis Young
Located in Greenwich, CT
This rare and impressive depiction of a white capped mountain and Indian encampment from the 1870's is a great image for a library or rustic room. Exquisitely painted, Young focused...
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1870s Hudson River School Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Regina dei Fiori - 19th Century Oil Painting Society Portrait of Italian Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Regina dei Fiori’ by Frédéric Soulacroix (1858-1933). The painting – which depicts an aristocratic Italian beauty sitting beside a porcelain vase full of peonies – is signed by th...
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Late 19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

The Grouse Shoot 19th Century Gun with Dogs and grouse in hilly landscape, Oil
Located in ludlow, GB
The Grouse Shoot, 19th century Gun shooting Grouse with Gun dogs and hilly landscape Oil on Canvas on original stretchers, housed in its original bronzed frame. This is a very speci...
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19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Fisherfolk unloading the days catch
By John Thomas Serres
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Thomas Serres (1759-1825) Fisherfolk unloading the days catch Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 17 x 25 in Framed Size - 22 x 30 in John Thomas Serres, a luminary in the realm of mar...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting by Thomas Cooper Moore "Old Coach and Horses, Parliament Street, No
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Thomas Cooper Moore "Old Coach and Horses, Parliament Street, Nottingham" 1827 -1901 Nottingham painter of coastal maritime scenes and townscapes, regular exhibitor a...
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19th Century Paintings

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Oil

19th century dutch romantic painting - Cows, sheep and goats in their field
By Jan van Ravenswaay
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Dutch romantic painting of animals resting in their pasture by Jan Van Ravenswaay Jan van Ravenswaay was a prominent Dutch painter of the 19th century, recognized for h...
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19th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Panel

19th Century sporting horse portrait oil painting of a hackney mare
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
James Albert Clark British, (1863-1955) A Hackney Horse Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 11.5 inches x 15.5 inches Size including frame: 21.25 inches x 25.25 inches A sporting horse portrait...
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19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A grey horse, pony and terrier in a stable
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Loder of Bath (1784-1854) A grey horse, pony and terrier in a stable signed 'J Loder' (lower right) Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 30 in Framed size - 27 x 34 in Provenance ...
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19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Oil

Small boat
By Ludovic Napoléon Lepic
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 47 x 60 x 2 cm
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19th Century French School Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman Signed S Sassoon Between the Wars Period Oil 1920 – 1940
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Between the Wars Portrait Oil Painting Bust Portrait of a Gentleman circa 1920 – 1940 Signed S. Sassoon Oil on Canvas. Image size 20.9 inches x 17.3 inches ( 53cm x 44cm ). Frame siz...
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Early 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fille de Fleur de Concarneau - 19th Century Oil Painting of French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Fille de Fleur de Concarneau' by François-Alfred Delobbe (1835-1920). The painting – which depicts a girl selling peonies in Concarneau on the coast of Brittany in North-West Franc...
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1890s French School Paintings

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Oil

Setters on the scent
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Martin Theodore Ward (1799-1874) Setters on the scent Signed M T Ward lower left Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 18 x 24 in Framed Size - 23 x 29 in Martin Theodore Ward, a distinguishe...
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19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Oil

Girl with sledge by the bridge
Located in Täby, SE
Niels Frederik Martin Rohde, born 27 May 1816 in Copenhagen, died 14 July 1886 at Frederiksberg Castle, Copenhagen, was a Danish painter. Rodhe studied, among other things, at Det Ko...
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1860s Naturalistic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Highland Cattle
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Massive size, this six foot long oil painting by Charles Jones (1836-1902) makes an impression! Award-winning artist, Jones won the gold medal at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 18...
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1870s Naturalistic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Une Affection Tacite - Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Young Lovers
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Une Affection Tacite’ by Adèle Kindt (1804-1893). The painting – which depicts a young woman and her ardent admirer – is signed by the artist and dated 1862. Born into a family o...
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1860s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Passeggiata a cavallo a Trieste
Located in Roma, RM
Alfredo Tominz (Trieste 1854 – 1936), Passeggiata a cavallo a Trieste Dipinto ad olio su tela di cm 69 x 110 firmato e datato 1890 in basso a destra. Provenienza: Asta Stadion Trie...
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Late 19th Century Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three horses in a woodland landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Thomas Mogford (1809-1868) Three horses in a woodland landscape signed and dated 'Thos Mogford. 1838' (lower right) Oil on canvas Canvas size - 25 x 30 in Framed size - 29 1/2 x 34 1...
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19th Century Victorian Paintings

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Oil

A Summer Shower, Oil on Canvas, English School, Signed Landscape
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed bottom left Image size: 11 x 9 1/2 inches (28 x 24 cm) Gilt frame Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Pyms Gallery Robert Gemmell Hutchinson A native of Edinburgh,...
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Late 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Longhorn Cattle on Highland Pass - 19th Century Oil Painting Scottish Landscape
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Longhorn Cattle on a Highland Pass’ by Henry Garland (1834-1913). The painting – which depicts a herd of longhorn cattle on a high mountain pass in the Scottish Highlands – is sig...
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1860s Victorian Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting by Thomas Cooper Moore "The Royal Children, Castle Gate, Nottingham
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Thomas Cooper Moore "The Royal Children, Castle Gate, Nottingham" 1827 -1901 Nottingham painter of coastal maritime scenes and townscapes, regular exhibitor at the No...
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19th Century Paintings

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Oil

Vineyard Bordeaux France
Located in Täby, SE
Vilhelm Nikolaus August Hagborg (26 May 1852, Gothenburg – 30 April 1921, Paris) was a Swedish painter who spent most of his life in France.​ This painting is probably from one of h...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

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Oil

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