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British Genre Paintings

Oil Portrait of Child and Baby Sisters Playing
Oil Portrait of Child and Baby Sisters Playing

Oil Portrait of Child and Baby Sisters Playing

By John George Brown

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

, and newsboys. His art is best characterized as British genre paintings adapted to American subjects

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School
Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School

Antique 19 century Pastoral Genre Original Oil Canvas Painting European School

Located in Palm Coast, FL

British and broader European rural genre painting of the mid-to-late 1800s. Such works were often created

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19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old Violinist - Late 19th Century Figurative Lithograph
Old Violinist - Late 19th Century Figurative Lithograph

Old Violinist - Late 19th Century Figurative Lithograph

By John George Brown

Located in Soquel, CA

.). Brown’s art is best characterized as British genre painting adapted to American subjects. He was one the

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1870s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Early Surgery Scene – Village Surgeon Treating Patient, Teniers Engraving, 1740
Early Surgery Scene – Village Surgeon Treating Patient, Teniers Engraving, 1740

Early Surgery Scene – Village Surgeon Treating Patient, Teniers Engraving, 1740

Located in Langweer, NL

Chirurgien de Campagne. The composition reproduces a genre painting by the celebrated Flemish master David

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Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

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British School Genre View of a Boy and a Dog, circa 1830-50
British School Genre View of a Boy and a Dog, circa 1830-50

British School Genre View of a Boy and a Dog, circa 1830-50

Located in Hallowell, ME

English school genre view of a boy sipping toddy with his spaniel. In wonderful oak frame

Category

Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hunting For Mice

George ArmfieldHunting For Mice

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H 28 in W 36 in

Hunting For Mice

By George Armfield

Located in Edinburgh, GB

painted piece by Armfield . George Armfield was a British genre artist specializing in oil paintings of

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Mid-20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Young Artist
The Young Artist

The Young Artist

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H 9 in W 7 in

The Young Artist

Located in Wiscasset, ME

the work. We are selling the piece as an excellent example of 19th century American/British genre

Category

19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Late 18th Century English Genre Painting Attributed to George Morland
Late 18th Century English Genre Painting Attributed to George Morland

Late 18th Century English Genre Painting Attributed to George Morland

By George Morland

Located in Nantucket, MA

oil on canvas British genre painting depicting country folk outside a tavern, unsigned. As with all of

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil on Canvas Genre Painting of British Scene by Desire Lucas, circa 1910
Oil on Canvas Genre Painting of British Scene by Desire Lucas, circa 1910

Oil on Canvas Genre Painting of British Scene by Desire Lucas, circa 1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French oil on canvas genre painting by listed artist Louis Marie Desire-Lucas (1869-1949

Category

Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

British genre painter, Oil on board, Living room interior with people, 19th C
British genre painter, Oil on board, Living room interior with people, 19th C

British genre painter, Oil on board, Living room interior with people, 19th C

Located in København, Copenhagen

British genre painter. Oil on board. Living room interior with people. 19th century. The board

Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Other

British School Genre View, Oil on Panel, circa 1870.
British School Genre View, Oil on Panel, circa 1870.

British School Genre View, Oil on Panel, circa 1870.

Located in Hallowell, ME

suggesting it is Frederick Goodall British 1822-1904 Good paintings come in good frames and this came in a

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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antagonizing the Barn Cat
Antagonizing the Barn Cat

Antagonizing the Barn Cat

By George Armfield

Located in Lexington, KY

George Armfield was a British genre artist specializing in oil paintings of domesticated dogs

Category

19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Barnyard Scene, Original Oil Painting
Barnyard Scene, Original Oil Painting

George William HorlorBarnyard Scene, Original Oil Painting, 1860

$6,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.5 in W 17.5 in

Barnyard Scene, Original Oil Painting

By George William Horlor

Located in Naples, Florida

George William Horlor (British 1819-1899) George William Horlor was born in Bath around 1819. He married Mary Cook on 15 March 1845 and by 1851 was living in Cheltenha...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,532Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937
Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937

Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very large Art Deco style full length portrait of an elegantly dressed beautiful young woman. The woman in this painting is Millie Stokes. Oil on canvas in original silver gilt woo...

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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog
English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog

English Victorian 19th century portrait of a brown and white Spaniel dog

By George Earl

Located in Woodbury, CT

George Earl was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. He was also the father of Maud Earl and Percy Earl, and the brother of Thomas Earl, all three of whom were al...

Category

1850s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

By Charles Ellis

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Unsigned Contact for dimensions.

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850, c. 1850

$1,480

H 13.75 in W 11.5 in D 1.75 in

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraitu...

Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters More Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool

By Jonathan Pratt

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Jonathan Pratt British, (1835-1911) Spinning Wool Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 12 inches x 17.75 inches Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 23 inches A pleasing genre paintin...

Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century landscape oil painting of hay making
19th Century landscape oil painting of hay making

19th Century landscape oil painting of hay making

By John Clayton Adams

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

John Clayton Adams British, (1840-1906) Hay Making Oil on canvas, signed & indistinctly dated 187(5)? Image size: 19.5 inches x 31.5 inches Size including frame: 28.5 inches x 40.5 ...

Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art
Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, 1728 - Rome, 1779) Workshop Portrait of a young girl with a book Oil on canvas 64 x 49 cm - Framed 77 x 63 cm , Unsigned The work, depicting a cha...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Orientale

Henri Fantin-LatourOrientale, 1899

$28,750

H 16 in W 13.5 in

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...

Category

1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Gypsy Portrait 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Gypsy Portrait 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas

Gypsy Portrait 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas

By Angelo Asti

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The painting is signed on the bottom left side. Angelo Asti, a renowned Italian artist, established himself as a true maestro of portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centu...

Category

19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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British Genre Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of british genre paintings is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the british genre paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown and black. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Edwin Roberts, Joseph Clark and George Wells are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in oil paint, paint and board — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are British Genre Paintings?

British genre paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,706, while the lowest priced sells for $1,450 and the highest can go for as much as $20,152.

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