1860s Art

Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773) Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Year: 1861-1870...

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...

Edward Ladell (English, 1821–1886) Still Life of Fruit, oil on panel, signed and dated 1862 This richly detailed still life by Edward Ladell is a superb early example of the artist’...

Pietro Chiapparelli (Italian, 19th Century) Sleeping Ariadne, c. 1865 Bronze on marble base Inscribed 'P. Chiapparelli F.I. Roma' 22 x 24 x 10.5 inches 136 lb. (34 lb. bottom marble,...

Signed and dated watercolour and pencil on paper by impressionist painter Eugene Boudin. The work depicts elegantly dressed people enjoying a day on the beach. Some women are resting...

Antique French realist flower still life painting by Jules Edouard Diart (1840 - 1890) . Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period go...

"Saddled Horse Playing with a Dog"  Pierre Lenordez (1815-1892)  Bronze with green marble base, circa 1860 11 x 7 inches Painter and sculptor, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts ...

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...

A majestic miniature painting by Victor Mongodin. Painted with extraordinary detail, it depicts a pretty young lady writing a letter in her boudoir. Mongodin clearly delights in painting fabrics... the silk of her skirt, the cotton of her camisole, as well as the luxurious velvets of the curtains and drapery. And then there is the mystery: who is she writing to? Born in Vire in Normandy in 1819, Victor Mongodin had studied with de Rudder. Working in the French Capital...

Albert Bierstadt Mt. Rosalie, Colorado, circa 1863 Signed lower left: ABierstadt; inscribed on verso: Mt. Rosalie / Colorado Oil on paper 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance Private Co...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". In addition to bei...

An important antique Maritime ships oil on canvas painting of " The British Fleet in the Bay of Naples", by Tommaso De Simone (1805-1888), signed & dated 1860. The painting depicts t...

Evening Time Hudson River School Style Scene Oil on Canvas European style painting of the Hudson river Valley School by B. Czerniawski (Polish/Ame...

Antique Dog Painting of a Hunting Dog Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) Circa 1870 Oil on paper. 8 x 6 (18 1/2 x 15 1/4 frame) inches In Jules Chardigny's signature style, a beloved compa...

English landscape painter from the 1870's who exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institute in London. He mostly painted in watercolors and this example would have been p...

This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to Scottish artist William Clark of Greenock (1803-1883) depicts a fully-rigged British frigate sailing off Yarmouth and The Needles, Is...

‘Summer Shade’ 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 North Yorkshire – is signed by the artist...

A wonderful & whimsical 19th century oil on panel painting of puppies in a farm stable, by the celebrated artist George Armfield (1820-1893), the painting circa 1860. This lovely oil...

Camille Pissarro Charlotte Amalie 1830 - 1903 Paris "Paysage à la Varenne-Saint-Hilaire" Oil on canvas, relined, 27 x 38 cm Signed & dated 1864 lower right Provenance: Dr. Gachet; ...

Antique Bronze Dog Portrait “La Levrette au Papillon” or “Whippet (Greyhound) with a Butterfly”   Arthur Waagen (Germany, France 1833-1898) Circa 1860’s 11 x 8 x 4  inches (1 of 2. ...

Johann Till II (Austrian, 1827-1894) Plethora, c. 1860 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 47.5 x 35.5 inches 54.5 x 43 inches, framed Johann Till the Younger trained in Vienna under h...

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...

Up for sale is an amazing original antique oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist Henry Peters Gray (1819-1877), depicting a portrait of a W.P. Wright Esq. Some of his paintings are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. The painting has a commemorative inscription on the verso: "For W.P. Wright Esq. Portrait from Henry Peter Gray. Painted at Pittsfield MA August 1860. Please read some interesting information about this Artist from Wikipedia. Henry Peters Gray was born in New York City he was a pupil of Daniel Huntington...

Fine work by celebrated 19th century artist, Colin Hunter (1841-1904) ARA, RI, RSW, RE. 'Highland Bridge' shows one of the old stone bridges in the Scottish countryside with horse an...

One wonderful thing about this painting is its light. It’s pitch-perfect: if it were a tad darker, it would be gloomy; a tad lighter, and it there would be less to discover. The joy ...

French school of the second half of the 19th century The nap Oil on wood panel 23 x 20 cm (24.5 x 22 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower right “68 / Fauvel?” Giltwood stick Goo...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of P. G. Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". Plate size: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 i...

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...

Plate 16 No. 4-2 Black-winged hawk. Falco Dispar, Temm. Male 1. Female 2. Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, Chromolithy, Julius Bien, lithographer New York 1860 from Audubon's Birds of America. The “Birds of America” by John James...

‘On the Arun, Sussex’ by George Vicat Cole RA, RBA (1833-1893). The painting is signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 1869, in which year Vicat Cole was elected an Associate ...

La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco de la época de la pintura en madera dorada (el marco presenta algunas pequeñas faltas) El esta...

Remarkably, this painting tells its own story on the verso. To save your eyesight, here's what it reveals: James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) Landscape, animal, and portrait painter. A ...

A fine Connecticut river landscape by American Hudson River artist John William Casilear (1811-1893). Casilear was born in New York City, began his study with master engraver Peter M...

This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to British artist William Adolphus Knell (1805-1875) depicts a sailing yacht before a Mediterranean coastline. Knell was one of the lead...

North Dock is a black and White etching realized by Mathew White Ridley in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 12x21. Very good impression with wide margins and a very fr...

William MALBON (1805 - 1877) A classic mid-nineteenth century oil painting of a racehorse. Painted on canvas. This statement piece is wonderfully titled and clearly signed and dated....

An important oil on canvas painting by the celebrated equestrian artist, Harry Hall (1814-1882), of the racehorse "Lord Lyon", 1866. Hall was the most important equestrian artist of ...

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet is a hand-colored steel engraving after a painting by Francis Bickne...

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...

Jean-Achille Benouville (1815-1891) Rome, View of the Forum, pencil on paper 28.5 x 37.5 cm framed 38.5 x 47.5 cm This drawing is characteristic of Romantic artists who, like Coro...

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: B53 iii/iii. Published in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of P. G. Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". This impression on laid p...

A fine oil on canvas portrait of Captain George Buckman, identified lower center, indiscernibly signed and dated 1860 lower right, with a tall ship with an American flag in the backg...

GEORGE (SMITH) ARMFIELD This is a classic example of George Armfield's paintings with terriers. Picture Size: 10 x 14" (25 x 35cm) Outside Frame Size: 16 x 20" (40 x 50cm) Exhibitio...

Antique Floral Still Life with Tulips and Irises in Gouache on Paper Finely detailed still life by Charlotte Siemers (19th Century). Several flowers are shown in a lush bouquet. Flo...

This is an Antique oil painting on canvas 19 century depicting a portrait of a British Gentleman by Listed British-Irish Artist Samuel West (1810-1860). C...

Signed watercolour on paper landscape circa 1865 by French impressionist painter Eugene Boudin. This work depicts an artist painting a portrait of an elegant couple on the beach at D...

A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head h...

Signed lower right, 'Krause' for Franz Emil Krause (German, 1836-1900) and painted circa 1865. Framed in a finely finished, hand-carved, gilt-wood and gesso frame. Framed Size 42.5 ...

Edouard MANET The Absinthe Drinker, 1860 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°9 and F...

The Beach at Long Branch Woodengraving, 1869 Signed in the block lower right "WH" ( see photo ) Published in Appleton’s Journal of Literature, Science and Art, August 21, 1869 Condit...

This authentic 19th-century Mexican ex-voto is a powerful testament to faith and survival, painted in oil on tin with ink circa 1869 by an anonymous Mexican artist. It is elegantly displayed in a custom, hand-carved frame enhancing its historical and artistic significance. The ex-voto itself measures 6 ½ x 9 ¾ inches, while the outer frame spans 14 ¼ x 17 ½ inches, making it a compelling piece for collectors of religious folk art. A Miraculous Healing – A Story of Devotion The heartfelt inscription tells the story of Mrs. Dia Anacleto Rodriguez, who, in 1860, faced a life-threatening childbirth with little hope of survival. In desperation, her husband, Mr. Epimenio Manzano, turned to Santo Niño de Atocha...

This absolutely lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted Birmingham born artist James John Hill and has some excellent provenance below. The painting actually stayed in Birmingham for many years, hanging in Heathfield Hall, the former residence of inventor and engineer James Watt, but owned at that time by Thomas Pemberton. It then moved to Berwick House in Shropshire. Entitled The Gleaner and painted in1863, it is a charming half length portrait of a young woman with a sheaf of wheat under her arm. She is stood beneath trees and the wheat field is beyond. She is dressed in a lovely pink garment and wearing a brown felt hat, to shade her face from the sun, her dark hair cascading down her shoulder, The hat is decorated with a poppy. The soft tones and sympathetic rendering of the young woman make this a stunning 19th century oil painting with excellent provenance. The painting is housed in its original gilt frame with a beautiful oak leaf motif. Signed and dated 1863 lower left. Provenance. Thomas Pemberton, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, Birmingham. (Heathfield Hall was the former residence of the inventor and engineer James Watt. Following his death the house had several occupiers including local luminaries Thomas Pemberton and George Tangye). His sale, Christie's, 30 April 1874, lot 95 (69gns to James Watson) Berwick House, Shropshire. (James Watson (1817-1895) was an English merchant, dairy herdsman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892) Condition. Oil on canvas, 34 inches by 28 inches unframed, in good condition. Frame. Housed in its original gilt frame with oak leaf motif, 42 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. James John Hill RBA (1811 – 27 January 1882), known also by his alias J. J. Hill, was an English landscape and portrait painter, known for his many rustic paintings and portraits of Lady Burdett-Coutts. James John Hill was born sometime in 1811 in Broad Street, Birmingham to Daniel Hill, plater, and Elizabeth Rowlinson, the daughter of a brass founder. He was educated at Hazelwood School, a school founded by the educational reformer Rowland Hill...

Chiton is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on paper. The plate belongs the Third Edition of "Los Caprichos" that has...

Thomas Brooks 1819- 1891, was an English painter who was born in Kingston upon Hull, his works were deemed typical of the 19th Century depicting genre scenes of the times, including ...

This mid-19th-century oil painting, attributed to English artist George Clarkson Stanfield (1826-1878), depicts a small vessel approaching a shipwreck, close to the coast. Stanfield ...

"Helen of Troy," large bronze sculpture with brown patina signed at base J.Clesinger-Rome 1864-F. Barbedienne foundryman and bearing Collas mechanical reduction seal. Auguste Clésin...

Antique Quintessential American Hudson River School landscape by an unknown Hudson River School artist. This painting features its original period gold frame, and a charming scene o...

Etching printed in brownish black on light tan Chine collé, 1861. Image measures 6 x 5 inches, displayed in a 15.5 x 12.5 inch frame. Etched signature and date lower left. A very goo...

Utagawa Kunisada (Tokoyuni III), 'Tokaido', color woodblock, 1863. Signed in the cartouche, lower right. A fine impression, with rich, fresh colors and pronounced woodgrain, the full...

This Mercury by Montagne has lovely patina and surface and is a pleasingly different depiction of Winged speed as he is seated! It is an arresting pose and elegant and covers all fa...