Horatio Henry Couldery was a prolific and highly successful English painter of animals and animal genre scenes. He is most known for painting cats and kittens and dogs and pups in a playful anecdotal style; however, he also painted numerous kinds of animals in a straightforward portraitist manner. Couldery was born in 1832 in the Lewisham borough of London to the landscape painter Robert Hall Couldery and Lydia Frances Ruegg. In his youth, he was apprenticed to be a cabinetmaker, however, at the age of 23, he enrolled in the school of the Royal Academy of Arts in London to pursue a career as a painter. At the Royal Academy, he became a proficient painter of animals including fish, pheasants, rabbits, ducks, mice, dogs and cats in a highly finished detailed style. Couldery debuted at the Royal Academy in 1861 with two paintings of fish (Mackerel and Herrings) and 1862, at the Royal Society of British Artists with two more fish still-life paintings titled Fresh from Market and Smelts. The artist continued to exhibit at both venues almost continuously for the entirety of his career, exhibiting over 100 works during his lifetime. Beginning in 1870, Couldery started showing pictures of cats and kittens and dogs and pups with anecdotal titles like The Little Epicure, The Sleep of Innocence and Patience. He became well known for these pictures and in 1875, his painting A Fascinating Tail caught the attention of the famous art critic John Ruskin who wrote, “[it was] quite the most skillful piece of minute and Dureresque painting in the exhibition... unsurpassable.” Couldery exhibited widely throughout the United Kingdom, including important venues in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Dublin. He was a successful painter and highly regarded artist in his lifetime, and today, his work is considered a prime example of high-quality Victorian genre painting. The works are on display at the Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport; the Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery; England Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery and the Glenmore National Historic Site, Belleville, Canada.
An aristocratic Pomeranian
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in London, GB
Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893) An aristocratic Pomeranian signed 'H.H. Couldery' (lower left) oil on canvas 19 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ in. (48.5 x 61 cm.) frame 24 x 28 ⅛ in. (61 x 71.4 cm.) H...
Canvas, Oil
Whilst the Sleeping Dog Lies
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20.25 x 27.25 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Sitting Pretty (Pomeranian Pups)
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed and dated '1901' lower left
Canvas, Oil
$5,681
H 27.17 in W 23.23 in D 2.37 in
HERMMANN LEON - Painting 19th Century - Portrait of a Dog in Interior
By Charles Herrmann-Léon 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) Portrait of a Dog in interior Oil on canvas signed low left Old frame re-gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 56 X 46 cm Dim frame : 69 X 59 cm HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) French painter 19th century Born 22 july 1838 in Le Havre. Died 1...
Oil
Cats in interior
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LE ROY Jules Gustave (1853 - 1922 ) Cats in Interior Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Size canvs : 41 X 33 cm Size frame : 51 x 63 cm LE ROY Jules Gustave (1853 - 1922 ) 19th-20th century - French painter Jules Le Roy or Jules Leroy was born the 22th of December 1853. Dead in 1922 according to the Roubaix Museum Wildlife artist. He mainly painted cats...
Oil
Decorate!
By Nina Fedotova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting “Decorate!” is a reflection on the power of female presence in the world and a call to action. Against the backdrop of a light gray sky with light clouds, the earth stre...
Canvas, Oil
Tigers of Bengal
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ferdinand SCHEBEK (1875 - 1949) Oil on canvas signed low left - Tigers of Bengal - Old coppery frame - Dim canvas : 60 X 81 cm - Dim Frame : 95 X ...
Oil
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 54 in D 2 in
Pegasus and Bellerophon En Grisaille Oil on Canvas, 40x54 Inches
By Philip Melville Courtney
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pegasus and Bellerophon — En Grisaille Oil on Canvas, after a 16th-Century Italian Relief This large-scale oil on canvas painting by acclaimed American artist Philip Melville Courtn...
Oil
$8,048
H 29.14 in W 33.47 in D 1.97 in
Painting animals interior cats
By Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfred BRUNEL NEUVILLE (1852-1941) Interior with cats Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame re-gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 54 X 75 cm Dim frame : 74 X 85 cm Alfred BRUNE...
Oil
$219,388
H 55.12 in W 90.56 in
Magnificent early 20th Century Oil Painting of Race horses - At the Gallops
By Julius von Blaas
Located in London, GB
Julius von Blaas (1845-1923) At The Gallops circa 1905 Oil on canvas Signed and dated “Julius von Blass / 1905” (lower left) 110 x 200 cm (140 x 230 cms framed ish) This enormous and grand depiction of horses exercising is an iconic image not only of the edwardien era but also of today’s racing elite. Julius von Blaas was taught by his father Carl von Blaas (1815-1994) and trained in Venice, Florence and Rome. He was also influenced by his celebrated brother Eugen von Blaas...
Oil
$1,183Sale Price|33% Off
H 26.38 in W 14.18 in
Henry Robinson Hall (British painter) - 19th century sheep Highland loch
Located in Varmo, IT
Henry Robinson Hall (York 1859 - Barrow-in-Furness 1927) - Sheep Family in the Highlands. 67 x 36 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed. Signed lower left: "H. Hall." Autograph inscription ...
Canvas, Oil
$17,000
H 24 in W 20 in
Madison Flury, Butterfly Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Verso, 24x20 in
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on canvas, 2025 Signed Verso Bunnies by Hunt Slonem When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by painting bunnie...
Canvas, Oil
$840
H 18.1 in W 36.2 in D 0.5 in
19th Century European Panoramic Oil Painting Seaside Scene Donkey Drivers Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite antique panoramic late 19th-century oil painting presents a tranquil Mediterranean coastal scene bathed in sunset light. Two donkey drivers have paused to rest on a sa...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$7,500
H 32 in W 48 in
The Bustling of Time, Oil on Canvas Painting, Old Masters Style, 2026
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
The Bustling of Time captures one of Bruno Surdo’s recurring strengths: his ability to turn an ordinary public moment into something quietly theatrical and emotionally resonant. At t...
Canvas, Oil
A pointer and English setter on the scent
By Eugène Petit
Located in London, GB
Eugène Petit (1839-1886) Setters on point oil on canvas 15 x 18 ¼ in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm.) This atmospheric oil painting by Eugène Petit (1839–1886) captures a pair of gundogs—likely a...
Canvas, Oil