About Brave Fine Art
Brave Fine Art is a boutique art gallery based in the historic town of Cheltenham, England, which is run by the husband and wife team of Andy Shield (Art History) and Holly Shield (Art Conservation). Over the last seven years, we’ve acquired, researched, and conserved over 1,000 paintings, which are now happily hanging in homes all over the world. At Brave, we care. It’s why so many of our loyal customers return time and time again. If you have any questions at all relating to provenance, condition, shipping etc, just drop us a message. We’re always happy to help.
Established in 20171stDibs seller since 2023
VAT ID
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Featured Pieces
Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This heavily-inscribed early 17th-century half-length portrait depicts an officer wearing a silk doublet with a gorget, presented in a feigned oval. He’s standing alongside an anchor...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 16th-Century, Italian School Saint Jerome The Penitent, Religious Art
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 16th-century Italian School oil on copper depicts Saint Jerome in penitence, contemplating Christ’s crucifixion, while holding a stone to his chest, with a landscape beyond...
Category
16th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Franz Xaver Petter (Circle), Still Life With Alpine Flora
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a still life with a decorous abundance of alpine flora and lively blooms. It’s sign...
Category
1850s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Still Life With Grapes & Foliage On A Plate
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a still life with an abundance of fruit and flora perched atop a pewter plate. It’s a decadent array of nature’s finest. ...
Category
17th Century Flemish School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Michael Dahl (Circle), Portrait Of Thomas Stanley
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 18th-century English School portrait depicts Thomas Stanley wearing a striking red velvet suit, white cravat and powdered periwig. Fashionable, yet elegantly refined. On t...
Category
Early 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th-Century French School, Still Life With Roses & Other Blooms In An Urn
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid mid-18th-century French oil painting depicts an abundance of blooms emerging from a classical urn. Stylistically, it’s influenced by the oeuvre of eminent flower painte...
Category
1750s French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Bird’s Nest & Flower
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century English School watercolour depicts an array of flora nestled into a mossy bank, together with a bird’s nest and two baskets.
Late 19th-century English still ...
Category
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
John Verelst (Circle), Portrait Of A Young Lady With A Spaniel
By John Verelst
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This large early 18th-century full-length portrait depicts a seated young lady before a classical column and distant country house. It was formerly in the collection of Dalham Hall i...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dominic Serres The Elder RA (Circle) Two British Men-O'-War Among Other Vessels
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid mid-18th-century oil painting depicts a marine scene with numerous British and Dutch vessels, including two impressive ‘Men-O’-War’. It’s comparable to the oeuvre of Anglo-French painter, Dominic Serres RA (c.1722-1793).
The rich British tradition of marine painting is representative of Britain’s naval power during the 18th century. Such was the dominance of Britain’s navy that paintings such as this were in high demand by patrons, particularly by the landed gentry. These drama-filled ensembles were influenced by the earlier Dutch painters such as Ludolf Backhuysen...
Category
18th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite mid-19th-century bust-length Austrian portrait depicts a young lady wearing a red gown together with a black lace veil, similar to a mantilla, and a red rose. It was f...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th-Century Spanish School, Child Jesus Embracing The Cross
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 18th-century Spanish oil painting depicts an infant Jesus clutching a cross before a landscape.
Dressed in a flowing white robe, as a symbolic reference to purity, the ch...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Samuel Owen (Attributed), Maritime Scene With A Royal Navy Man-Of-War
By Samuel Owen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 19th-century watercolour, attributed to English artist Samuel Owen (1769-1857), depicts several vessels buffeted by turbulent waves. Owen was an accomplished British marin...
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
