Edwin Longsden Long was an English genre, history, biblical and portrait painter. He was born in Bath, Somerset, to E. Long, an artist (from Kelston in Somerset), and was educated at Dr. Viner’s School in Bath. Adopting the profession of a painter, Long came to London and studied at the British Museum. He was subsequently a pupil at the Leigh's Academy, a private art school established by James Mathews Leigh in Newman Street, London, and practiced first as a portrait artist painting Charles Greville, Lord Ebury and others. Long met John Phillip and accompanied him to Spain, where they spent much time. Long was greatly influenced by the paintings of Velasquez and other Spanish masters, and his earlier pictures, such as La Posada (1864), Lazarilla and the blind beggar (1870) were painted under Spanish influence. His first important pictures were The Suppliants (1872) and The Babylonian Marriage Market (both subsequently purchased by Thomas Holloway). In 1874, he visited Egypt and Syria, and subsequently, his work took a new direction. He became thoroughly imbued with middle-eastern archaeology and painted Oriental scenes such as The Egyptian Feast (1877) and The Gods and their Makers (1878). Long was elected an associate of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1870 and an academician in 1881. His pictures always attracted attention and his Diana or Christ? (1881) greatly enhanced his reputation at the time. His pictures suited the taste and appealed to the religious sentiment of a large portion of the public, and their popularity was increased by a wide circulation of engravings. He was consequently determined to exhibit his next pictures in a separate gallery of his own in Bond Street, London and there in 1883, and the following years, his Anno Domini and Zeuxis at Crotona met with great commercial success. Long died from pneumonia resulting from influenza, at his home, Kelston in Netherhall Gardens, Hampstead, on 15 May 1891, in his 62nd year. He was buried in West Hampstead Cemetery. Besides the Edwin Long Gallery in Old Bond Street, a number of his pictures were collected together after his death and formed the nucleus of a gallery of Christian Art, which replaced the works of Gustave Doré in the well-known gallery in New Bond Street. He painted for Baroness Burdett Coutts (his chief patron) portraits of herself, her friend Mrs. Brown, and Henry Irving. Among other portraits of his latter years were a memorial portrait of the Earl of Iddesleigh, of which he painted a replica for the National Portrait Gallery, portraits of Cardinal Manning, Samuel Cousins, Sir Edmund Henderson and others.
Merab and Michal by Edwin Longsden Long
By Edwin Longsden Long
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edwin Longsden Long 1829–1891 British Merab and Michal Both signed with monogram (lower left and right) Oil on canvas The paintings of Edwin Longsden Long stand among the most ce...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 52 in W 42 in D 5 in
Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in Portland, OR
A fine late 19th century oil on canvas painting, circa of William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905). Oil on canvas painting depicting a woman with two cherubs in a garden. After...
Oil, Canvas
$1,280
H 20.48 in W 27.96 in D 1.97 in
Children on the Beach Marine Landscape French Antique Oil Painting
Located in Norwich, GB
The setting is the French coast, on a tranquil summer's evening. Clouds are drawing in, the sky is turning dusky pink and purple, but there is still time left for play, for the children on the beach...
Canvas, Oil
$11,250Sale Price|25% Off
H 46.66 in W 60.44 in
'Peau d’Âne' Large 19th-Century French Allegorical Pastoral Painting
Located in New York, NY
Pastoral Scene with Young Woman and Turkeys Oil on canvas 118.5 × 153.5 cm The frame is extremelly heavy, better to sell without it. Signed low-right This large-scale and finely ex...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 27.5 in W 23.5 in
"Still Life with Cherries, Grapes" Annie L. Morgan, Academic Fruit Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Annie L. Morgan Still Life with Cherries, Grapes, and Pomegranate, circa 1880 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches
Canvas, Oil
$3,400
H 26 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male oil on canvas, 26 x 17 inches in antique wood frame This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of sin...
Canvas, Oil
$31,700
H 40.5 in W 46.5 in D 5 in
A Little Prayer Oil on Canvas Painting, Academic Style, Signed, 1920s
Located in Naples, Florida
Signed lower left “Francis Day” This painting titled A Little Prayer is an oil on canvas work measuring 30 × 36 inches. The stretcher verso bears a pencil inscription re...
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 31 in W 25 in
"Woman at Piano" Henry Eugene Fritz, Interior Scene, American, Floral Still Life
By Henry Eugene Fritz
Located in New York, NY
Henry Eugene Fritz Woman at Piano Signed lower left Oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches Henry Eugene Fritz was a German-American painter whose work reflects a quiet commitment to realism ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 26 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a handsome football player against a country landscape 'Ready to Play', Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the...
Canvas, Oil
$21,000
H 24 in W 35 in
"Sailboats in a Bay" John Ross Key, American Landscape, Skyscape, Maritime Scene
By John Ross Key
Located in New York, NY
John Ross Key Sailboats in a Bay Signed lower right Oil on canvas 15 x 26 inches Provenance Private collection, St. Simon's Island, Georgia Private Collection, by descent Private Co...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 36.5 in W 31.5 in
"Portrait of Arthur W. Smith, Esq. " James Carroll Beckwith, Society Portrait
By James Carroll Beckwith
Located in New York, NY
James Carroll Beckwith Portrait of Arthur W. Smith, Esq., 1909 Signed and dated upper left; signed, titled, and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches Provenance Private ...
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
H 34.5 in W 21.5 in
"Woman with Violets" Margaret Longstreith Baugh, Early Female American Artist
Located in New York, NY
Margaret Longstreith Baugh Woman with Violets, circa 1901 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 26 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance Walker-Cunningham Fine Art, St. Louis, Missouri, 2007 Pr...
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
H 91 in W 65 in D 3 in
Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of a family and red tractor against a classic American farm field "Prosperous Family", painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious persona, Bruce Sargeant 84 x 58 inches unframed, 91 x 65 x 3 inches with a gold painted wood frame Excellent condition, ready to hang as is This Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas was painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant, a pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant. Here, the artist captures a blue collar American farming family in their field with an old red tractor. The man and woman stand stoically with their young child, dressed in simple white garments, perhaps to symbolize their purity. Rolling mountains...
Canvas, Oil