1850s Paintings

A splendid oil painting on canvas, the artist's first work on canvas, attributed to the great German painter Friedrich August Bouterwek (1806–1867). Signed "FB" and dated 1853 in the...

Late 19th century French School, unsigned and painted circa 1860. Oil on artist prepared panel. A late 19th century oil landscape, painted in the style of Jean-François Millet, show...

A beautiful 19th century Flemish Old Master style oil on panel depicting a man smoking a clay pipe in an interior. Excellent quality work in very good original condition. Presented i...

Edmund Darch Lewis (1835-1910) Mount Washington, New Hampshire 50 x 58 inches, signed & dated 1859 Description The area near Mount Washington in New Hampshire was visited by m...

Julius Montalant (1823 - 1898) Harbour of Rio Janeiro, 1843-1850 Oil on canvas 17 x 24 inches Signed and dated lower right; conservator's inscription on the reverse Born in Virginia, probably Norfolk, Julius Montalant is known for his drawings and paintings inspired by his travels on board navy ships. Attached to the USS St. Louis around 1844-45, he sketched ports of call he visited, including Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and China. Many of his works are held in the Museum of the U.S. Naval Academy. Navy records indicate his rank as 'C. Clerk', which may mean that he held a civilian position. During the 1850s he lived in Philadelphia, and in 1851-61 he exhibited at the Philadelphia Art Union and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Included were paintings of North America, Greece...

Sought by collectors worldwide, art and artifacts showing an early western presence in the Orient boomed with the opening of the China Trade by way of the sailing ship. The surviving paintings which capture the important Chinese harbors...

Canvas Size: 30 x 30" (76 x 76cm) Outside Frame Size: 37 x 37" (94 x 94cm) Unsigned Provenance: Christies REUBEN Thomas William SAYER(S) 1815 - 1888 British Painter born in 18...

This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Frederick Waters Watts. Painted circa 1850 the composition is of three carthorses watering in a small pool whi...

Portrait d'Homme is an artwork realized by the french artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) in 1859. Oil on Canvas. Good conditions except some rips on the edges. Broche du nº 23 du catalogue Malassis-Thibaudeau "Portrait de Frederique Regamey". Collection Thibaudeau. Alphonse Legros was born on May 8, 1837 in Dijon, France. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his works. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to an interior decorator. In 1851, Legros left for Paris, but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman muralist for painter/art restorer Jean-Baptiste Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral.In Paris, Legros studied with theater scene painter Charles-Antoine. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found made friends with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts.Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by Francois Bonvin in his studio; the other, which was accepted, was a profile portrait of his father. Art critic Champfleury saw the work in the Salon, and sought out the artist to enlist him in the "Realists," a group anchored by Gustave Courbet.Legros picked up the art of etching by watching a colleague in Paris who worked as a commercial engraver, and taught himself both etching and medallion making. He considered the traditional journey to Italy an important part of artistic training, and in later years, gave part of his salary to augment the income available for a travelling internship.He moved to England in 1863 and in 1864 married Frances Rosetta Hodgson. In his early career, he lived from the sales of his etchings and teaching. He began teaching etching at the South Kensington School of Art and in 1876 became a Slade Professor at University College, London, succeeding Edward Poynter...

Gabriel-Dominique DUDAN (Active 1830s-1850s) Oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm (77 x 66 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower right  "G. Dudan / 1854" Beautiful carved and gilded wooden frame from the 19th century Very good condition Gabriel Dudan...

Ionic Column Capital Graphite, wash, gouache and gum arabic, 4 Fev 57 (Feb 4 1857) Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Ionic columns are a classical architectural style characte...

Henri Joseph Harpignies (France 1819 – 1916) Oil paint on Canvas Titled: “Bords de l’allier” Impressionist Barbizon landscape painting. Signed lower left H J Harpignies. Sight Size...

Large Scale 19th Century American Impressionism Garden and Lighthouse Landscape Wonderfully large American Impressionist landscape of garden overl...

This lovely British Old Master landscape oil painting is by noted Birmingham School artist Thomas Creswick. Painted circa 1855 the composition is a horseback Drover taking cattle ove...

Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...

French School mid 19th Century Animated dune landscape, oil on cardboard panel 12.4 x 29.8 cm bears a small inscription "Escoublac" on the lower right, not visible under the actual ...

Jean-Georges PASQUET (Périgueux 1851 - 1936) Pointe de Suzac at Saint Georges de Didonne Oil on canvas H. 59 cm; W. 85 cm Signed and dated 1885 lower left Provenance: Private collec...

Barbizon School, French circa 1850 Fontainebleau landscape with walkers Oil on canvas 21.5 x 31 cm Framed : 32 x 41.5 cm In good condition, some minor lacks of paintings due to a former frame abrasion mainly on the right border and in the lower border (see photographs please) A view of the Forest of Fontainebleau enlivened by strolling figures, most likely depicting the sandstone quarries that drew Barbizon painters and their followers to the site. The handling is brisk and economical, capturing the rugged mineral character of the terrain — rocky outcrops and cliff faces dominating the composition — while the barely sketched silhouettes...

Robert Cooper Lee Bevan by William Boxall Provenance: Robert Bevan: Banking, Wealth and Respectability in Victorian Britain Oil on Canvas Unsigned Circa 1850 Picture Size: 36 x 28" (...

This is beautiful little 19th century oil painting on panel. Painted in the barbizon school style. It is a lovely example of pastoral artwork, depicting a sweet little country scen...

Courtiers Party in the Park in 18th Century In the Taste of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) Oil on canvas Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 73 X 59 cm Dim frame : 100 X 87 cm

John Wainwright who flourished 1859 - 1869 A Surrey painter of still-life and landscapes, living in Long Ditton. He exhibited his work at the British Institution and Royal Society o...

John Rogers Herbert RA 1810- 1890 Oil on canvas, dated '1850' lower right on sword strap Image size: 33 ½ x 23 ½ inches Gilt Watts frame This striking painting, depicts David as a y...

A painting that refers to Our Lady Eleusa, also known as the "Mother of God of Tenderness," which shows an undeniable feeling of affection and tenderness between mother and child. Th...

Pair of fine quality smaller size mid 19th century Chinese watercolor "Pith Paintings", (probably by the same artist) portraying life in that country at the time. The paintings exemp...

This mid 19th Century, 25" x 30", oil on canvas, Folk Art hunting scene was painted in 1852, and signed and dated by an illegible artist. It is framed in a reproduction wood frame.

Antoine-Claude PONTHUS-CINIER (Lyon, 1812 - Lyon, 1885) Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean Oil on paper laid down on cardboard H. 36 cm; W. 51 cm Signed lower right Provenance: -...

A most popular drawing master, Lesourd-Beauregard exhibited extensively at the Paris Salons, and was awarded a medal in 1842. He is famous for his in depth botanical studies done in...

Richard Redgrave The Sylvan Spring 1804-1888 Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1855', inscribed verso Image size: 32 1/2 x 26 1/3 inches (82.5 x 67 cm) Original ornate gilt frame Ins...

Moonlit Anchorage, Dutch Oil painting on canvas By Schiedges Peter Paul Title: Moonlit Anchorage Medium: oil on canvas Signature: signed lower right Provenance: Private collection ...

Fabulous pair of mid 19th century Qing Dynasty hand painted watercolor Chinese Pith paintings; subjects attributed to Emperor Xianfeng and Consort Qing. Emperor Xianfeng was the 8th ...

Adolphus M. Madot Circa 1833 - 1861 Oil on canvas Image size: 36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61 cm) Arched Pre-Raphaelite style frame The subject of the present picture is the dialogue between the court jester Touchstone and the shepherd Corin in the Forest of Arden ( As You Like It, Act III, scene 2). The work of William Shakespeare 'As You Like It' was a popular literary source in Pre-Raphaelite circles, inspiring such artists as John Everett Millais, Walter Howell Deverell and Arthur Hughes. The present picture is comparable in style to the work of Edward W. Rainford and Henry Stacy Marks...

A beautiful signed and dated 1855 French oil on board depicting jockeys in a weighing room, by Jean-Maxime Claude. A jockey sits in the foreground with his arm in a sling, whilst mor...

Date: 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 36.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post...

MANUEL BARRÓN Spanish, 1814 - 1844 VISTA DE SEVILLA signed, located and dated "Manuel Barrón / Sevilla. 1854" (lower right) oil on canvas 30-1/8 x 49 inches (76.5 x 124.5 cm.) framed...

Elegant portrait of a young woman painted in 1858 by Jules de Vignon (1815–1885), a French 19th-century painter born in Belfort and active in Paris. A pupil of Léon Cogniet at the Éc...

Egron Sellif Lundgren (Stockholm 1815–1875 Stockholm) The assassination of George, Duke of Clarence in the Tower of London; A Scene from Shakespeare’s Richard III (Act I, scene 4) ...

Vid Stäke is a richly observed study of forest vegetation painted on location at Stäket, a area north of Stockholm. The composition centers on a fallen tree trunk surrounded by mossy...

Antique American school realist fruit still life oil painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 16L x 16H.

Wonderful China Trade painting dating from the mid 19th century. This piece is rich in color and is of fine quality with the depiction of the figures.

This stunning, large British mid 19th century exhibited river Trent landscape oil on canvas painting by noted artist Henry Dawson was described as 'one of the Principle Pictures of ...

Oil Painting, Landscape "Winter Skating Scene" by Anton Doll (1826-1877) ...

Realized by Filippo Palizzi between 1850 and 1860, in very good conditions. Includes a contemporary wooden gilded frame. Filippo Palizzi is an italian...

This remarkable mid-19th-century landscape painting by English artist Edward Williams (1781-1855) presents the Thames as he knew it during the final decade of his life - peaceful and...

Antique American painting from the mid 19th century. Framework oil on canvas, on the first canvas, depicting a countryside landscape with a co...

French School 19th century Close to François Xavier FABRE (1766-1837) The Princess and The Chaperone Oil on canvas One can read on the reverse "Fabre Fecit" and the name and address of the canvas dealer shop...

Edward LADELL Picture Size: 20 x 16" (50 x 40cm) Outside Frame Size: 26 x 22" (65 x 55cm) An exquisite example of Ladell's painting. Signed with his traditional stylistic monogram,...

This signed and dated winter scene from 1859 constitutes an important and revealing example of the artistic practice of Gustaf Adolf Schuknecht, a Swedish painter whose work survives...

Charming 19th Century Italian School portrait of peasant girl by unknown artist, circa 1840. Partial signature lower right edge. Condition: fai...

Egide Linnig (1821–1860) was a Belgian painter known for his landscape and genre paintings. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp....

Edwin Henry Boddington Canvas Size: 20 x 32" (51 x 81cm) Outside Frame Size: 29 x 41" (74 x 104cm) A very good and typical example of his work which has been relined for preservation only. He lived 1836 - 1905 Landscape and River Scene Painter. Son of Henry John Boddington, he painted mainly scenes of the Thames. He developed a very personal and recognisable style. His river scenes are usually painted in a pale evening light, using a range of very dark greens and browns. Address: Lonsdale Villa, Barnes, London 6 Upper Ranalagh Place, Pimlico, London Exhibited 1853 – 1869 Exhibited at:- British Institution, London Portland Gallery, London Royal Academy Royal Society of British Artists The following works were exhibited at the Royal Academy: On the River Lodden 1854 On the Welsh Hills...

This piece is unsigned but there are many half-erased writings on the back of the cardboard. In particular "Miss Ecard" and "Julie Sandoz" as well as the date. Interesting portrait a...

This exquisite mid-19th-century still life by Danish-German painter Theude Grönland (1817-1876) depicts an abundant arrangement of roses, poppies and grapes, enlivened by a butterfly...

Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on canvas This painting is unsigned This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman...

Beautiful oil on fiberboard painting of a view of Switzerland done by the American artist, John William Casilear. Signed with monogram lower left. Condition is excellent. Circa 1857/1858. The painting is housed in a contemporary frame. Overall framed measurements are 6 5/8 by 8 5/8 inches. lProvenance: Long Island, New York collector. Biography John William Casilear was born in New York City on June 25, 1811. Like his fellow Hudson River School landscapists Asher B. Durand and John F. Kensett, he worked as an engraver before turning to painting. In 1826 Casilear was apprenticed to the engraver Peter Maverick (1780-1831), and at first he primarily executed bank notes. Durand encouraged him to attempt other subjects, however, and during the 1830s he madeengravings after some of the most prominent paintings of the day, including Daniel Huntington's The Sybil (New-York Historical Society). In 1832 he began submitting engravings to the National Academy of Design exhibition and he first showed paintings there in 1836. In 1833 Casilear was elected an Associate of the Academy; he was elevated to full Academician status in 1851. In 1840 Casilear accompanied Durand, Kensett, and another painter, Thomas P. Rossiter (1818-1871), on a trip to Europe. There the artists studied and copied paintings...

'The Lover's Duet' by Adrien Ferdinand de Braekeleer, 1854. Dutch Interior Scene, Bach Trinity, Violin, Romance, Guitar ---- Signed lower right, 'De Braekeleer' for Adrien Ferdinand...

Here for your consideration is a wonderfully detailed miniature painting of the Matterhorn. Signed and titled verso. Attributed to the artist William Archibald Wall. Dated 6/50 verso...

Nicolas Gato de LEMA Madrid, 1820 – 1883 Seaside Landscape Gouache, pencil, and watercolor on paper 28 x 38 cm (51 x 60 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "Gato de Lema / 185...

This circa 1855 Chinese hand painted pith painting portrays a Chinese tradition of a celebratory warrior dance to display fighting dominance; the two parties being a typical warrior ...

Superb quality to this mid 19th century Chinese watercolor pith painting depicting a consort (perhaps one of Emperor Xianfeng's), being served tea by her personal and loyal eunuch; b...