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19th Century Watercolor Historical Genre Scene

Antique 19th Century Realism Orientalist Watercolor Paper on Board
By Antonio Rivas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Orientalism, a 19th-century artistic movement that sought to depict the rich and diverse cultures of the East
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19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Laid Paper, Board, Watercolor

"In the Artist's Studio, " Late 19th Century Scottish Realist Watercolor Interior
Located in Wiscasset, ME
and genre scenes often on a romantic, literary and historical theme. He was a member of the Royal
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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

George H Hay, Spinning Wool, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist George H Hay RSA (1831-1912) depicts four
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1890s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Dinas Cottage Killarney - Old Master Irish art landscape watercolour nocturne
By George Jones (b.1786)
Located in London, GB
and topographical subjects as well as more frivolous literary and historical scenes. After the war he
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

19th Century historical genre oil painting of a courtship
By Henry Gillard Glindoni
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
detailed genre scene by Henry Gillard Glindoni features a young woman receiving a suitor at her home. Set
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Opulent Evening
By Guiseppe Aureli
Located in Missouri, MO
subject matter, portraits of Italian noble families as well as genre paintings and local scenes
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
historical and mythological subjects, portraits, and genre scenes. Drost's artistic career was relatively
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Danseuse By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New Orleans, LA
to his popular landscapes, and historical and genre works. Circa 1898 Frame: 52” high x 26 1/4
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Canvas

Passaic Falls in New Jersey
By Nicolino V. Calyo
Located in New York, NY
: Three Centuries of American Art, exhib. cat. [1976], pp. 299-301 no. 257.) Calyo received formal
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19th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

19th Century genre oil painting of two gentlemen in a garden
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
: 11 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 20 inches x 22.5 inches A charming genre scene of two
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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

19th Century, French Painting with Blind man's bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
Located in IT
, 1814-1865). It is a 19th century painting clearly inspired by the French Rococo models of the
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Watercolour Painting of 'the Sentinel' by Italian Painter Gustavo Simoni
Located in Sale, GB
of genre and historical moments from ancient Rome.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

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Paper

Portrait of Girl with Blue Fascinator
By Henry Lejeune
Located in Houston, TX
historical genre scenes as well as vignettes of Biblical stories. LeJeune was noted for his sentimental
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

"Mephistopheles and the Faust" Mid 19th c, Antique Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Alfred Jacomin
Located in Jacksonville, FL
landscape and genre painter. He was a student of his father, Jean-Marie Jacomin, the Swiss Academy, and
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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Jules Didier (1831-1892) "The Falconer" Orientalist Hunting Painting
Located in New York, NY
Jules Didier (1831-1892) "The Falconer" Oil on canvas 19th Century Orientalist painting of an
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

FINE Original By CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900) British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
VERY RARE Oil PAINTING Antique 19th Century By Listed artist CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

View of San Giorgio Maggiore
Located in New Orleans, LA
the mid-18th century, Venice had become renowned as the center of production for vedute, a genre of
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Harvest Time - British Victorian exhibited art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
Victorian rustic genre scene and an excellent example of Marshall's work. Signed lower left. Provenance
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Dog sat amongst Roses, original oil on canvas, Victorian British artist
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
 painter of animals, sporting and historical subjects, as well as military scenes. Born in London, he
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; within a gilt wood and gesso
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

The Flower Girl
By Louise Abbema
Located in St. Albans, GB
time, Abbéma focused mainly on portraiture and genre scenes (images of everyday life). Her high-society
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 18th Century) Provenance: Private Collection, Buenos Aires Exhibited: “Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, Michigan, 23 Nove...
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H 17.125 in W 13.75 in
Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man, circa 1830s Jean-Horace Vernet (1789-1863)
By Émile Jean-Horace Vernet
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man Half-length, turned to the left, oval, Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863) Circa 1830s Watercolor heightened with touches of white on paper Sign...
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1830s French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
German Orientalist oil on canvas painting of a street scene. Long shadows suggesting start of the day, complete with merchants, travelers, arches, onion domes and cupolas all set aga...
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Orientalist "Moorish Soldier Holding a Rifle" Manuel Garcia Hispaleto
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Moorish Soldier Holding a Rifle" Manuel Garcia Hispaleto (Spanish, 1836-1898) Watercolor on paper Signed lower left "MGHispaleto" Original wood frame with gilded stucco 18 3/4 x 12...
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1850s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Panorama of The Minaret - Orientalist Gouache 1882
By Paul Pascal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
PASCAL Paul (1832-1903) View of the Minaret Orientalist Gouache signed low right and dated 1882 Old glassed frame gilded with leaves Dim gouache : 51 X 70 cm Dim Frame : 71 X 90 cm ...
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1880s Academic Landscape Paintings

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In the Bazaar II
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in New York, NY
In the Bazaar II, 1834-1855, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888) Oil on wood 7 x 5 inches unframed (17.78 x 12.7 cm) 10 ⅝ x 9 inches framed (26.9875 x 22.86 cm) Signed on lower right Desc...
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A Rare Orientalist Portrait of a Nubian Guard, by Edmund Walenta, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Orientalist Portrait of a Nubian Guard, by Edmund Walenta, 19th Century. Oil on canvas. Extremely high quality and attractive orientalist painting by American / German artis...
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Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain romantic scene box napoleon III style Origin france hand painted 19th century circa 1890 with no stamp perfect condition.
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Antique 1890s European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
H 3.94 in W 12.6 in D 7.09 in
French Romanticism: 19th-Century Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
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Departure of the Caravan
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in New York, NY
Departure of the Caravan, 1834-1887, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888) Oil on wood 10 x 16 inches unframed (25.4 x 40.64 cm) 18 ¾ x 24 ¾ inches framed (47.625 x 62.865 cm) Signed on bott...
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Pair of Belle Epoque Porcelain Painted Jardinieres With Romantic Scenes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Belle Epoque hand painted porcelain vases or jardinieres with romantic scenes, boats and flowers.
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Planters and Jardinieres

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Porcelain

The Crossing
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in New York, NY
The Crossing, 1855, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888) Oil on wood panel 9 x 14 inches unframed (22.86 x 35.56 cm) 17 ¾ x 22 ½ inches framed (45.085 x 57.15 cm) Signed and dated on bottom...
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Orientale
By Henri Fantin-Latour
Located in New York, NY
Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...
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Impressionist romantic scene scene 'That's life ! '
Located in THOMERY, FR
This painting is extracted from the Dolce Vita serie. The painting is done in oil alla prima on canvas. Linda Clerget focuses on the exploration of colors and textures, inspired by ...
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Royal Copenhagen Lidded Tureen in Porcelain with Romantic Scenes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen lidded tureen in porcelain with romantic scenes and gold decoration, 20th century. Measures: 24.5 x 12 cm. Stamped. In excellent condition. 2nd factory quality.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Soup Tureens

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Porcelain

"Music in the Palace" 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting on Copper, Signed
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Description: Antonio Maria Fabres (1854-1936) was a Spanish painter known for his exquisite artworks depicting historical and Orientalist themes. Born in Barcelona, Fabres displayed ...
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"Afternoon in the Park" Figurative Watercolor Painting by Arthur David McCormick
By Arthur David McCormick
Located in Pasadena, CA
illustrator and painter of landscapes, historical scenes, naval subjects, and genre scenes. McCormick was
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Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper

"A Moment’s Rest, " Oil on Canvas by John Joseph Barker
By John Joseph Barker
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
watercolour and painted sweeping landscapes, highland scenes as well as genre and historical scenes. A
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolor by Francesco Coleman 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
everyday life scenes, especially with historical setting - mostly in Ancient Rome or in Eastern countries
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Watercolor by Francesco Coleman 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
painting; he priviledged everyday life scenes, especially with historical setting - mostly in Ancient Rome
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James Clarke Waite Interior Scene Oil on Canvas English Australian Painting Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

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Antique Oil on Canvas Painting The Toast by Fred Roe Dated 1894, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
a successful career as a painter of historical genre subjects, often connected with the Tower of
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Antique 1890s British Paintings

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FINE Original By CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900) British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
VERY RARE Oil PAINTING Antique 19th Century By Listed artist CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900
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Condemnation, Herman ten Kate, The Hague 1822 – 1891, Dutch Painter, Signed
By Herman ten Kate
Located in Bruges, BE
“Condemnation” by Ten Kate Herman tells us a story about a historical scene, is rich in colours with a balanced
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Shoeshine Boys on the Thames Embankment, Andrew Carrick Gow
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Located in London, GB
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Glimpse - Original Watercolor by J. Hébert - Late 19th Century
By Jules Hébert
Located in Roma, IT
that realized especially genre scene and historical scenes. He also worked as portraitist, lithographer
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Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Désiré François Laugée - Late 19th Century
By Désiré François Laugée
Located in Roma, IT
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Alexander Fraser Jnr RSA, A Doorway, Rosslyn Chapel, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist Alexander Fraser Jnr RSA (1828-1899) depicts
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Execution of Ali Bin Saif at Malindi, East Africa
By Charles Joseph Staniland
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
specialised in genre, marines and historical subjects, he also painted portraits and produced watercolours of
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Wigwam of Indians in Canada
By Nicolino V. Calyo
Located in New York, NY
, Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art, exh. cat. [1976], pp. 299-301 no. 257.) Calyo received formal
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Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in Jacksonville, FL
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Chateau
By Charles Henri Pille
Located in Lake Worth, FL
developed with historical scenes and genre scenes that were often tinged with humor. He is best known for
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Pastel Portrait of Victorian Woman with a Feathered Hat
Located in Washington, DC
in elegant genre, portraits, and historical scenes – some religious subjects. Hynais was born in
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19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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