British Genre Paintings

The composition combines narrative charm with fine period detail, making it an appealing example of 19th-century British genre painting. For any more information please do contact u...

The vivid red bonnet and scarf provide a striking focal point against the muted greens and ochres of the landscape, while the loyal terrier lends warmth and personality to the compos...

Davis's accomplished handling of light, texture, and expression brings the portrait vividly to life, making it an excellent example of late 19th-century British genre painting. A ti...

George Morland Oil On Board Dog Painting. A charming antique oil painting after the British artist, George Morland (1763-1804), depicting two dogs, one with a pile of offal offal ("t...

This lovely portrait oil painting is by much exhibited British artist Edwin Roberts.

This charming oil portrait painting is by noted British Victorian artist George Wells.

The dogs bring much of the character to the scene, while the figure and rustic interior setting place the painting firmly within the tradition of 19th century British genre painting.

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 ...

The composition has a warm narrative quality, combining rural life, animal painting and informal figure study in a manner closely associated with British genre painting of the period.

This lovely colourful British 19th century genre oil painting is by Victorian artist William Henry Midwood.

This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted exhibited artist John Morgan.

William Frederick Witherington was born in London in 1785. In 1805, he began his studies at the Royal Academy Schools. He first exhibited at the British Institution in 1808, and at t...

A highly decorative example of early 20th-century British genre painting, capturing the colour, activity and social character of an Edwardian flower market.

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

Arthur Batt (British, 19th century) Scottie with Parrot Oil on canvas Circa 1880 In the original frame Signed bottom right This charming and unusual animal subject is a fine example...

The composition reflects the romantic naturalism characteristic of mid-to-late 1800s British and Continental painting, where genre scenes conveyed harmony between rural life and natu...

This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted exhibited artist Henry Tuner Munns.

A highly decorative example of British coastal genre painting, particularly suited to collectors of maritime art, traditional landscapes and early 20th-century British paintings.

In this sense, her oeuvre can be seen as both nostalgic and quietly conservative, aligning with a tradition of British domestic genre painting that stretches back to artists like Wil...

Cooke was a leading proponent of the Romantic British marine painting genre, studying the work of Dutch Old Masters, who painted stormy seascapes which inspired much of the British t...

Brown’s art is best characterized as British genre painting adapted to American subjects.

An excellent example of Edwin Thomas Roberts' work, this painting would make a distinguished addition to any collection of Victorian British art, genre painting, or nineteenth-centur...

At sight without frame 10" x 8" George Armfield was a British genre artist specializing in oil paintings of domesticated dogs.

A charming late 19th-century British coastal genre painting, traditionally titled Waiting for Papa and attributed to George Turner, depicting two children patiently watching the sea ...

Executed in oil on canvas, the painting combines accomplished portraiture with the narrative quality characteristic of British coastal genre painting around the turn of the 20th cen...

Signed by Richard Simm and dated 1926, the work is an appealing example of early 20th-century British landscape and rural genre painting, reflecting the continuing popularity of pict...

Combining superb decorative appeal with historical significance and masterful equestrian painting, it represents a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of British sporting art...

Although not among the most widely documented artists of his time, Sinclair’s work reflects a strong engagement with the traditions of British genre and animal painting. Working wit...

Works of this type were popular in Victorian England, reflecting contemporary ideals of childhood, domestic virtue, and familial intimacy. This painting would sit comfortably within...

Though unsigned, the work reflects the stylistic sensibilities of late Victorian or early 20th-century British or Northern European rural genre painting—focused on simplicity, nature...

A beautifully preserved and richly detailed British Victorian genre painting depicting an intimate scene of family life within a nineteenth-century cottage, dating approximately to t...

It is a finely observed and composed example of British watercolour genre painting at the close of the 19th century.

Prints such as this one helped spread the reputation of Dutch and Flemish genre painting across Britain and France, where collectors eagerly sought engraved interpretations of celebr...