1860s Figurative Paintings

Attributed to William McGregor Paxton Hay (William M. Hay) Portrait of Two Young Girls English, circa 1860 Oil on canvas Unsigned ⸻ A sensitive and quietly compelling Victorian ge...

Edwin Loder – son of famous artist James Loder – originally enlisted in the 62nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 at the age of 19, serving mainly in India. After 20 years in the Forces, Ed...

This beautiful mid-19th-century oil painting by German artist Max Kaltenmoser (1842-1887) depicts a young woman sewing by an open window. Kaltenmoser was an academy-trained master of...

A stunning 19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river. Alfred Vickers was a painter of marine subjects and landscapes. He exhibited extensively througho...

Ferdinand Fagerlin (1825-1907) Sweden Portrait of Alice Ritter, The Artists Wife oil on canvas signed with monogram painted 1862 canvas size 27.95...

This exceptional antique oil painting on canvas by renowned American artist Henry Peters Gray (1819–1877) depicts W. P. Wright, Esq. in a dignified three-quarter-length portrait painted in 1860. The sitter wears a dark formal coat over a crisp white shirt and brown waistcoat, while his right arm rests against a rich red upholstered surface. His full beard, composed expression, and direct yet contemplative gaze reflect the confidence and refinement associated with mid-19th-century American portraiture. Gray carefully models the sitter’s face through subtle transitions of light and shadow, contrasting the warm flesh tones and reddish-brown beard against the restrained dark background. Finely observed details—including the folded handkerchief, waistcoat chain, and ring—add individuality without distracting from the portrait’s formal presence. An important handwritten inscription on the reverse identifies both the sitter and artist and records the circumstances of the painting: “For W. P. Wright Esq. Portrait from Henry Peters Gray. Painted at Pittsfield, Mass., August 1860.” This period inscription provides valuable direct provenance and securely connects the portrait with Gray’s documented career. The painting is presented in a traditional period gilt frame with a beaded inner border and is ready to hang. 🖼️ Measurements: Painting: 25" W × 30" H Framed: 30" W × 35" H ✍️ Signature: The portrait is identified by a handwritten inscription on the reverse naming Henry Peters Gray, the sitter W. P. Wright, Esq., the location Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and the date August 1860. ✅ Condition: Good antique condition with minor age-appropriate surface wear. The period gilt frame shows light wear consistent with age. Please review all photographs carefully for a complete assessment. 📦 Shipping: Professionally packed and shipped the same business day from Florida. About the Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819–1877) was an important American portrait, genre, and history painter born in New York City. He studied under Daniel Huntington...

This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...

A splendid painting dated 1866 and signed Ed. Hamman, attributed to the great Belgian painter Edouard Jean Conrad Hamman (1819-1888). Specializing in historical scenes, with a partic...

🎨 Original 1864 Oil Painting by Adolf Jossifowitsch Charlemagne – Russian Imperial Artist – Carriage Scene on Metal Up for sale is a very rare and historically significant 19th-cen...

This is a wonderful outstanding quality scene of an English cottage garden scene. The quality of the piece is amazing with a real understanding of how to make a very desirable painting. Charles James Lewis, was baptized at St Giles, Camberwell, London on 6 October 1830, son of Charles Thomas Lewis, a clerk at the bank of England, and his wife Sarah Hyde née Bennett (1805-1872), who married at Tottenham, London on 11 June 1825. In 1851, a 20-year-old student in painting, living at 17 Nelson Square, Camberwell with his 52-year-old married father Charles and a 64-year-old 'unmarried' Sarah Lewis. Charles married at Camberwell in 1854, Mary Ann Matilda Hammond Shetton, and in 1871, a 50-year-old landscape artist, living at 2 Cheyne Walk...

This impressive oil painting on canvas, created in the second half of the 19th century, represents a classic example of European romantic landscape painting. The artwork reveals to t...

A delicately-observed, three-quarter length oil portrait of a young woman in society, fashionably dressed in a pinch-waisted, embroidered chiffon ball-gown and wearing a gold pendant...

Gustave Jaquet Jacquet was born on 25th May 1846 in Paris. He was a pupil of Bouguereau and for his debut at the Paris Salon in 1865, he exhibited 'The Reverie' which was very much i...

A classic and elegant Venetian view with a period Barbizon, gold leaf frame! Sheppard did a series of these and two other American painter is more noted for their Venetian views than...

A student of the great French academic Bouguereau, Lobrichon has done a moving and entrancing depiction of a young girl mid-gaze. Beautifully painted and done in a circular format t...

Jean Louis Hamon artfully presents the mythological subject: Aurora the Goddess of Dawn. She is dressed in a flowing toga, standing on a large leaf and smelling the sweetness of a flower in bloom. Surrounded by lush plants in an idyllic setting of pinks and blues, one would not think that this peaceful and beautiful work was painted in 1864 at the time of the American Civil War. Hamon meticulously renders the scene with the academic precision of Bouguereau. The closer you get, the more detail you discover. Two butterflies sit atop Aurora's head. Droplets of water gracefully roll down her hair. There was a hand colored steel plate...

This elegant English 19th-century portrait of a young boy dressed in a Cavalier costume, painted circa 1860, is a striking example of Victorian portraiture that seamlessly combines h...

Oil on canvas, framed with a coeval gilded wooden frame. Hand signed and dated lower right. This monumental history painting, signed and dated "F. Hersent 1868", represents an ambi...

Alexander Charles Stuart The Attack of the Merrimac Signed lower left Oil on artist board 13 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches Alexander Charles Stuart, a Scottish-born painter of ships and marin...

An antique German animal painting by Clara Von Wille which features Wild Turkeys and chickens in a whimsical setting. Original period frame.

19th century French school, Portrait of a Reading Man, Oil on canvas 36 x 29 cm framed : 40.5 x 33.5 cm Provenance : as indicated on a label on the reverse of the canvas "Collect...

This is a wonderful outstanding quality scene of an English cottage garden scene with a mother and Child looking at the Ducks swimming before them. The piece's quality is amazing with a real understanding of how to make a desirable painting. Charles James Lewis, was baptized at St Giles, Camberwell, London on 6 October 1830, son of Charles Thomas Lewis, a clerk at the Bankank of England, and his wife Sarah Hyde née Bennett (1805-1872), who married at Tottenham, London on 11 June 1825. In 1851, a 20-year-old student in painting, living at 17 Nelson Square, Camberwell with his 52-year-old married father Charles and a 64-year-old 'unmarried' Sarah Lewis. Charles married at Camberwell in 1854, Mary Ann Matilda Hammond Shetton, and in 1871, a 50-year-old landscape...

LESLIE E.B. SMYTHE 19th-century English rural landscapes, with goats by a river and people. Smythe was an English painter who was active in paintings in both Scotland and England. ...

Oil on panel, realized in 1860s. A luminous and atmospheric Venetian veduta by Alessandro Reati, this elegant composition captures a gondola gliding across a tranquil canal, framed ...

Lemuel Wiles The Cedars, 1869 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 12 1/8 x 20 1/4 inches Lemuel Maynard Wiles (1826–1905) was an American landscape painter associated with t...

An extraordinary dated 1878 Mexican ex-voto retablo commemorating a miraculous recovery from life-threatening fevers, hand-painted in oil on tin by an anonymous folk artist. Rich in ...

French Romantic School, 19th Century Portrait of a man, a selfportrait ? oil on paper 17.5 x 12 cm oval Framed under glass : 43 x 34.5 cm This rather mysterious portrait is perhaps a self-portrait of the artist who painted it. This is suggested by the three-quarter pose and the gaze fixed on the viewer. What this man seems to be staring at is himself. Similarly, the model's appearance is reminiscent of the image of the romantic, bohemian, tortured artist. It's also very interesting that he used a range of dark colours to reinforce this idea of melancholy. It has been suggested that this small oil on paper is close to the art of François Bonvin (1817-1887) and Théodule Ribot...

Original oil on wooden panel painting of a young child begging for a coin. The painting is attributed to the hand of Leopoldo Dumini. Circa 1865...

Victorian Portrait of a young girl on a Sunday Morning, possibly after or before Sunday School Wonderful Victorian portrait of a little girl painted circa 1870. The quality of the p...

LESLIE E.B. SMYTHE 19th century English rural landscapes, with goats by a river and people. Smythe was an English painter who was active paintings in both Scotland and England. He ...

David Hardy was an English genre painter who exhibited from 1855 -1870 in various English galleries such as the British Institute, the Suffolk Street Gallery, and one example at the ...

19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime. A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paintin...

Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by Hudson School River painter Winkworth Allan Gay. The work depicts a view of the boats of the Boston Yacht Club in Massachusetts Bay. We be...

This atmospheric antique oil painting, signed and dated 1869 by E. Dahlberg, captures a picturesque mountain landscape, likely in the Alps. The composition focuses on a quiet narrati...

Sunrise Landscape with Boats is an original painting probably realized by an artist of the Russian School in 1861. Mixed colored oil painting on can...

Tomkins Harrison Matteson Playing with Grandfather, 1869 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 29 5/16 x 24 3/16 inches Provenance: Sotheby's New York, May 24, 2001, Lot 150 Estate of a New Hampshire Collector Tompkins H. Matteson was one of the most noted painters in upstate New York during the 1850s and was well-known for genre and historical subjects. Born in Peterboro, New York, he studied and exhibited at the National Academy of Design - established himself as a portrait painter in Sherburne, New York before moving in 1841 to New York City. In 1850, he returned to Shelburne, where he spent the remainder of his life. A follower of William Sidney Mount...

Edward Charles Barnes, a distinguished London painter active during the Victorian era, is celebrated for his evocative domestic scenes and interiors, particularly those featuring wom...

Orientalist Oil Painting of an Algerian Caravan by François Lauret By Lauret, François (French, 1820–1868) French, dated 1864 Canvas: height 59cm, width 92cm, depth 2cm Frame: height...

Jozef Isräels (1824-1911) 'Portrait of a Man' ‍ Oil on canvas 72 x 57 cm, 90 x 77 cm (framed) 1861 Signed and dated middle left 'J. Israels 1861' Jozef Israëls was considered the l...

Charles Leaver (English, 19th century) Winter Landscape Oil on canvas Circa 1870 Signed lower left In the original frame This finely painted winter landscape is a characteristic wor...

Alexandre Marie Guillemin French, 1817-1880 Scene de Chasse Oil on Panel 9 by 12in. w/frame 17 ½ by 20 ½in. Signed lower right He studied with Baron Gros. He exhibited at the Salo...

This beautiful Victorian oil painting titled "Roadside Inn in Hampshire" is attributed to the renowned British artist Henry Charles Woollett (c.1826-1893), and depicts a picturesque ...

Very pretty19th century portrait of a young girl and her Spaniel. The piece is from the middle part of the 19th century when Victorian high-style paintings were at their most sough...

An antique oil painting in its original ornate gold leaf frame. This tonalist painting depicts figures against a dramatic sunset. The work is signed illegibly lower left. It ap...

Circa 1865 marketplace painting by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson. Signed lower left. Oil paint on wooden panel. Condit...

J. Wilson English School, 19th Century Figure on a Path by a River with Castle Beyond, circa 1866 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right A delightful mid-Victorian pastoral land...

Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884) Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat oil on tree panel painted c.1850-70 panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...

Beautiful painting of the Neapolitan school signed, dated and located. It has a metal plate on the front with the inscription ‘PAESAGGIO NAPOLETANO NUCCI Agosto 1893’. Indeed, this...

Oil on panel, realized around 1860s. Signed lower right "Reati". A charming and atmospheric Venetian view by Italian painter Alessandro Reati, known for his lively depictions of th...

Charles Leaver (English, 19th century) Winter Landscape Oil on canvas Circa 1870 Signed lower left In the original frame This finely painted winter landscape is a characteristic wor...

George Henry Smillie Farmland Meadows, 1865 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 10 1/2 x 18 inches Provenance Private Collection, Langley, Washington The career of George Sm...

Signed lower left, 'P. Lagiere' (French, 19th century) and dated, '1868'. After 'La Jeune Courtisane', 1821, by Xavier Sigalon (French, 1787–1837), held in the permanent collection o...

Late 19th century French School, Unsigned and painted circa 1860. Oil on artist prepared panel. Bearing artist supplier label of 'F.W. Devo...

Signed lower left, 'Walter Goodall' (English, 1830-1889) and dated 1863. Framed dimensions: 17.5 H x 1.5 D x 24.5 W inches. 'Le Reliquaire' was a popular subject for the artist and ...

19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway. A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paint...

Mid 19th Century Original Oil Painting of Fishing on Scottish Loch in the Style of Alexander Nasmyth Gorgeous 19th Century landscape painting of a Scottish loch with fisherman and castle ruins in the style of Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758 - 1840). This painting features the rough-hewned nature of Scotland's landscape while juxtaposing the peacefulness of a fisherman casting his line into the loch. Adding interest is the castle ruins on the cliff's edge with a sailboat beneath. There is something new to see with each viewing of this picture. Signed: Illegible monogram lower left corner. (See image) Framed: Presented in rustic giltwood frame of the period. Condition: Good Canvas size: 18"H x 24"W. Framed Size: 22"H x 28"W x 3"D Alexander Nasmyth was a painter, illustrator, landscape gardener and engineer. Alexander Nasmyth's style appears to have been molded principally on that of Claude Lorrain in arrangement, color and mood, and on Jacob van Ruysdael...

Charles Blauvelt The Doubtful Bill, 1868 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut...

Untitled - Interior is an original modern artwork realized in the 1860s circa by the Italian artist Giuseppe Puricelli (Varese 1825 - Casirate, 1894). Original Oil Painting on Canva...

Jean Philippe George-Julliard (1818 – 1888) A landscape with a traveler Oil on paper Signed HG lower right 19.5 x 29 cm The four corners are cut Framed under glass 27 x 47 cm Jean Philippe George-Julliard (1818–1888) or Henri Philippe Julliard was born on 1 january 1818 in Geneva (Switzerland) from french parents. He first studied art in Nantes in France, but later he came back to Geneva where he became pupil of Alexandre Calame...

Path by the sea. 1869. Oil on Canvas, 31x53 cm