$3,119
Original Oil on Board, Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann. "Sweet Summertime"
Located in Mere, GB
Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann, R.B.A., 1826 - 1886. London Painter of literary genre scenes after Byron, Shakespeare etc, who exhibited 128 works at Royal Society of British Artists wher...
Oil
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H 12 in W 10 in D 2 in
Little Red Riding Hood - Literary Portrait Oil Painting by J.H.S.Mann
Located in Poole, GB
The artist, Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann R.B.A. was a popular painter of domestic and literary genre scenes who exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society (member with 128 works) and...
Board, Oil
$1,800
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 3 in
Antique Oil Painting Romantic Pastoral Scene 19th Century French Classical Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Elegant antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a romantic pastoral scene inspired by 19th-century European traditions. The composition portrays a young couple resting in a...
Oil
Edwin Thomas Roberts Victorian Genre Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Nottingham, GB
This charming original oil painting by Edwin Thomas Roberts (1840–1917), titled The Reading Lesson, beautifully captures a quiet domestic moment with the warmth and sentiment charact...
Paint
Jean Baptiste Anthony Oil on Panel, Signed J. Anthony l/r
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jean Baptiste Anthony, (Belgian, 1854-1930) Young lady with a bird Oil on panel, signed J. Anthony l/r. Measures: Panel height 25 1/4in. (63.5cm) by width 19.5in. (49.5cm.) Overa...
Canvas
$14,000
H 63.5 in W 53 in D 2.75 in
Large Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas attr. to George A. Storey (1834-1919)
By George Adolphus Storey
Located in Chicago, IL
This evocative Victorian genre scene, attributed to George Adolphus Storey, R.A., captures the moment immediately after a letter has been delivered. In a leafy walk, a Georgian house...
Canvas, Paint
$3,984Sale Price|23% Off
H 38 in W 32 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Herbert Bland Sparks "Happy Families"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Herbert Bland Sparks "Happy Families" 1813 - 1901 Son of London maritime Painter and engraver, he exhibited at the Royal Academy and in Liverpool Oil on canvas. Signe...
Oil
$5,334Sale Price|24% Off
H 57.5 in W 47 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "Portrait of John, Annabella and Augusta Anne
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "Portrait of John, Annabella and Augusta Annesley" 1874 - 1955 Popular painter of figurative scenes. Studied at the Royal Academy schools. Painted ...
Oil
$3,250
H 16.75 in W 13.5 in
19th century realist oil painting figurative man and woman outdoors garden
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Émile Bemindt was a French artist active between 1859 and 1872 and is best known for work in the style of the Rococo Revival: During the late nineteenth century, there was a renewed ...
Oil, Board
$14,180
H 38 in W 47 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Hendricus Joseph Dillens "A Country Marriage"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Hendricus Joseph Dillens "A Country Marriage" 1812 - 1872 Hendricus Joseph Dillens was a Belgian artist born in Ghent. He painted historical and domestic costume dram...
Oil
$7,562Sale Price|20% Off
H 34 in W 30 in D 2 in
A Summer Beauty - British Victorian genre art female portrait oil painting
By Edwin Roberts
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely portrait oil painting is by much exhibited British artist Edwin Roberts. The painting is an excellent example of Victorian romantic genre art and is of a Summer Beauty. T...
Oil
Signed Original George Henry Hall Oil Painting
By George Henry Hall
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
American Artist George Henry Hall was born on September 21, 1825 in Boston, Massachusetts. Hall opened a studio in New York City in 1852. The Smithsonian deems him to be "one of the ...
Canvas
$4,800
H 24.75 in W 33 in D 3 in
Original Antique James Edwin Meadows Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Untitled
By James Edwin Meadows
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique original oil painting on canvas was done by James Edwin Meadows, a known British artist, in approximately 1860 in the period Victorian style. The painting depicts an Eng...
Gesso, Canvas
Romantic Scene - Italian Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Romantic Scene - Figurative Oil on canvas painting cm.115x95 this painting is a reinterpretation of the painting 'a Cautious Approach' by Master Roberts Edwin Thomas, an English pain...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil on wood board by : Thomas hand
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Two beauties kids picking wood in the forest oil on wood painting by : Thomas HAND a British artist born in 1771 to 1804. The artist's works have gone up for sale at public auction...
Wood
$7,500
H 37 in W 27 in D 4 in
An Antique English Oil on Canvas Depicting a noble man and women by W. Gozzard
Located in Tarzana, CA
An Antique English Oil on Canvas Depicting a noble man and women by W. Gozzard Maker: Walter Gozzard (1888-1950).
$1,620Sale Price|22% Off
H 22 in W 20 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Robert Farrier "Pheobe the Millers Maid"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Robert Farrier "Pheobe the Millers Maid" 1796- 1879. Farrier exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and many of his works were engraved. Oil on panel. Labels Verso ...
Oil
$3,233
H 15.75 in W 13.39 in D 2.37 in
Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE Harry Humphrey Moore ( 1844, New York City - 1926, Paris) was an American painter; best known for his works depicti...
Oil, Wood Panel
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