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A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting
A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

By Bernard De Hoog

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This sublime early 20th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Bernard De Hoog (1867-1943) celebrates one of life's quietest luxuries - an hour of uninterrupted contentment. Seated be...

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1920s English School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Norfolk Broads, 19th-Century British Landscape Painting
The Norfolk Broads, 19th-Century British Landscape Painting

The Norfolk Broads, 19th-Century British Landscape Painting

By Robert Gallon

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Robert Gallon (1845-1925) depicts a tranquil evening view of The Norfolk Broads. One of those rare evenings when the landscape i...

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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family
Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family

Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This distinguished mid-17th-century French oil painting depicts a member of the de Belot de Villette et de Chevigney family wearing a richly embroidered black doublet decorated with ...

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1650s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Virgin & Child With Kneeling Donor, 16th-Century Antique Oil Painting
Virgin & Child With Kneeling Donor, 16th-Century Antique Oil Painting

Virgin & Child With Kneeling Donor, 16th-Century Antique Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This extraordinary late 16th-century panel by an artist working in the circle of Spanish painter Miguel Barroso (1538-1590) depicts the Virgin Mary seated upon a raised throne. She g...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Quiet Morning, Early 20th-Century Danish Oil Painting
A Quiet Morning, Early 20th-Century Danish Oil Painting

A Quiet Morning, Early 20th-Century Danish Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This charming early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Valdemar Magaard (1864-1937) captures a quiet moment within a sunlit country home. Painted in 1930, it depicts an elder...

Category

1930s Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In Glen Tilt, 19th-century British Landscape Oil Painting
In Glen Tilt, 19th-century British Landscape Oil Painting

In Glen Tilt, 19th-century British Landscape Oil Painting

By Charles Leslie

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Charles Leslie (1839-1886) depicts Glen Tilt, one of Scotland's most celebrated Highland valleys. A solitary figure stands bes...

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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ben Nevis From The River, Early 20th-Century British Oil Painting
Ben Nevis From The River, Early 20th-Century British Oil Painting

Ben Nevis From The River, Early 20th-Century British Oil Painting

By Sidney Yates Johnson

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This atmospheric early 20th-century oil painting by British artist Sidney Yates Johnson (1861-after 1936) depicts Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, rising beyond the tranqu...

Category

Early 1900s English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Surprise, Mid-19th-Century German Genre Painting
A Surprise, Mid-19th-Century German Genre Painting

A Surprise, Mid-19th-Century German Genre Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This exquisite mid-19th-century genre painting by German artist Pancrasz Körle (1823-1875) captures a moment of theatrical anticipation within a lavish Rococo interior. Titled 'A Sur...

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1860s Rococo Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Gentleman in Armour, 18th-Century Dutch Oil Painting
Portrait Of A Gentleman in Armour, 18th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

Portrait Of A Gentleman in Armour, 18th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This splendid early 18th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Philippus Vilain (c.1659-1729) depicts a gentleman dressed in black armour, standing beside a plumed helmet and holding ...

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Early 1700s Dutch School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 17th-Century English School, Portrait Of Robert Bedford, Yorkshire
Late 17th-Century English School, Portrait Of Robert Bedford, Yorkshire

Late 17th-Century English School, Portrait Of Robert Bedford, Yorkshire

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 17th-century English oil painting depicts Robert Bedford of Crow Nest, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, a man who appears to embody a fascinating moment in English social history - whe...

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1690s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumnal River Landscape, 19th-Century French Oil Painting
Autumnal River Landscape, 19th-Century French Oil Painting

Autumnal River Landscape, 19th-Century French Oil Painting

By Charles Clair

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 19th-century oil painting by French artist Charles Clair (1860-1930) depicts an autumnal landscape, most likely set in the rural environs of central France, where the artis...

Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Still Life With Flowers, Late 17th-Century Dutch Painting
Still Life With Flowers, Late 17th-Century Dutch Painting

Still Life With Flowers, Late 17th-Century Dutch Painting

By Simon Pietersz Verelst 1

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 17th-century still life painting, attributed to Dutch artist Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644-1710/1717) presents an arrangement of flowers gathered within a vase. At its cent...

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1680s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

River Landscape With Washerwoman, 19th-Century French Oil Painting
River Landscape With Washerwoman, 19th-Century French Oil Painting

River Landscape With Washerwoman, 19th-Century French Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This calm late 19th-century oil painting by Robert T Stuart (XIX) depicts a picturesque river landscape with a washerwoman and distant cottages. Under the gentle glow of a partiall...

Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting
Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting

Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors, Lutheran Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This late 17th-century German oil painting depicts the Crucifixion of Christ with kneeling donors, conceived as a complete memorial ensemble within its original inscribed frame. At...

Category

1690s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting
Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting

Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman wearing a black doublet together with a collar edged with lace. In his right hand, he clutches a pair of gloves. It's a...

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1650s Flemish School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Francesco Solimena (Workshop), The Virgin & Child With Saint Joseph
Francesco Solimena (Workshop), The Virgin & Child With Saint Joseph

Francesco Solimena (Workshop), The Virgin & Child With Saint Joseph

By Francesco Solimena

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This early 18th-century oil painting by an artist active in the workshop of Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) depicts the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping Christ Child, with Saint Josep...

Category

Early 1700s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century Tuscan School, Portrait Of A Gentleman Holding A Letter
Mid-18th-Century Tuscan School, Portrait Of A Gentleman Holding A Letter

Mid-18th-Century Tuscan School, Portrait Of A Gentleman Holding A Letter

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This eloquent mid-18th-century Italian portrait, painted in Tuscany around 1750, portrays an upstanding gentleman of intellect and composure. Acquired from a country house in Pescia,...

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1750s Italian School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot
Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-18th-century French oil painting depicts a bourgeois gentleman wearing a pale grey-blue coat with a white waistcoat and a prominent lace jabot. He's reserved, comfortable, a...

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1760s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nicolas Fouché, Portrait Of A Lady As Flora, Goddess Of Spring
Nicolas Fouché, Portrait Of A Lady As Flora, Goddess Of Spring

Nicolas Fouché, Portrait Of A Lady As Flora, Goddess Of Spring

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This elegant early 18th-century oil painting by French master portraitist Nicolas Fouché (1653-1733) depicts a young lady representing an allegory of Flora, the goddess of flowers an...

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1710s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe
Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This refined early 18th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman dressed in a red robe, a fancy lace cravat and cascading cuffs. His wig falls in masses, framing his introspe...

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1710s Mannerist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah
Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This commanding mid-17th-century Spanish Baroque painting depicts Saint Elijah wrapped in a coarse Carmelite habit and raising a flaming sword. Towering within the vertical composit...

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1650s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting
Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting

Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This calm and reflective mid-19th-century German oil painting depicts a woman reclining, her hand on a zither, before moonlit Alpine scenery. Gazing outwards across the rooftops and...

Category

1860s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ
Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This exquisite early 17th-century oil on copper depicts The Baptism of Christ. Its composition is derived from an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c.1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (15...

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1620s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures
Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures

Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-17th-century Dutch landscape painting, executed in oil on canvas, depicts travellers moving through a broad river valley beneath dramatic mountainous peaks. Set within an ex...

Category

1660s Dutch School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Frédéric III De Saxe-Gotha-Altenbour, 18th-century Oil Painting
Portrait of Frédéric III De Saxe-Gotha-Altenbour, 18th-century Oil Painting

Portrait of Frédéric III De Saxe-Gotha-Altenbour, 18th-century Oil Painting

By Nicolas de Largillière

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This early 18th-century oil painting by an artist working in the circle of Nicolas De Largillière (1656-1746) depicts Frédéric III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenbourg (1699-1772), shown h...

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1730s Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting
The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting

The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting

By Frederick Waters Watts

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This picturesque mid-19th-century oil painting by English artist Frederick Waters Watts (1801-1870) depicts the Menai Strait in North Wales. It presents a sweeping view along the str...

Category

1850s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine early 19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a dapper gentleman in half-length format against a softly animated sky. Shown turned slightly toward the viewer, his postu...

Category

1820s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist
Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist

Mid-19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Chemist

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This striking mid-19th-century French portrait presents a male sitter standing calmly beside a table laid with the tools of scientific inquiry. Dressed in a dark frock coat with ca...

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1850s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity
Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity

Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This exquisite early 16th-century Italian panel captures one of Christianity’s most cherished moments - the Adoration of the Magi. Painted around 1530, this panel belongs to a moment...

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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Early 17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Ruff, Oil Painting
Early 17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Ruff, Oil Painting

Early 17th-Century Dutch School Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Ruff, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This splendid early 17th-century Dutch School portrait depicts a stout gentleman wearing a tall starched ruff and a sober black doublet. It originated in the Low Countries before ent...

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Early 17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian
Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian

Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-17th-century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning - a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon. Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of...

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Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 18th-Century French Rococo Oil Painting, Portrait of a Baron
Early 18th-Century French Rococo Oil Painting, Portrait of a Baron

Early 18th-Century French Rococo Oil Painting, Portrait of a Baron

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This sumptuous early 18th-century portrait by leading French artist Louis de Silvestre (1675-1760) depicts Baron Pierre de Gaultier, a nobleman and diplomat active during the final y...

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Early 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen
17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen

17thC Huge Flemish Oil Painting On Canvas, Rhineland Landscape with Sportsmen

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This impressive mid-17th-century oil painting by Flemish artists Pieter Bout (1640 to 1645-1689 to 1719) and Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644-1719) depicts an extensive mountainous Rhi...

Category

17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 17th-Century Spanish Colonial School, Virgin Of The Immaculate Conception
Early 17th-Century Spanish Colonial School, Virgin Of The Immaculate Conception

Early 17th-Century Spanish Colonial School, Virgin Of The Immaculate Conception

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This early 17th-century Spanish colonial oil painting depicts the Virgin Of The Immaculate Conception surrounded by an array of symboli...

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Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

18thC English School Gentleman In A Red Velvet Coat, Oil On Canvas, Portrait
18thC English School Gentleman In A Red Velvet Coat, Oil On Canvas, Portrait

18thC English School Gentleman In A Red Velvet Coat, Oil On Canvas, Portrait

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this painting. This early 18th-century English School portrait depicts Thomas Stanley wearing a striking red velvet suit, white cravat and powdere...

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Early 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19thC English Still Life Watercolour Painting – Bird’s Nest & Flowers
Late 19thC English Still Life Watercolour Painting – Bird’s Nest & Flowers

Late 19thC English Still Life Watercolour Painting – Bird’s Nest & Flowers

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This late 19th-century English School watercolour depicts an array of flora nestled into a mossy bank, together with a bird’s nest and ...

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19th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

19thC English School Marine View With Royal Navy Man-of-War, Watercolour
19thC English School Marine View With Royal Navy Man-of-War, Watercolour

19thC English School Marine View With Royal Navy Man-of-War, Watercolour

By Samuel Owen

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This early 19th-century watercolour, attributed to English artist Samuel Owen (1769-1857), depicts several vessels buffeted by turbulen...

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

19thC English School Vessels Entering Portsmouth Harbour, Watercolour Painting
19thC English School Vessels Entering Portsmouth Harbour, Watercolour Painting

19thC English School Vessels Entering Portsmouth Harbour, Watercolour Painting

By Samuel Owen

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This early 19th-century watercolour, attributed to English artist Samuel Owen (1769-1857), depicts several vessels approaching Portsmou...

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting
Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This late 18th-century Italian oil painting fragment depicts Mary Magdalene kneeling alongside an alabaster jar. Christ’s hand is parti...

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18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th-Century English School, John Lovibond & Sons, Cannon Brewery, Fulham
Early 20th-Century English School, John Lovibond & Sons, Cannon Brewery, Fulham

Early 20th-Century English School, John Lovibond & Sons, Cannon Brewery, Fulham

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This charming early 20th-century English School oil painting depicts the Cannon Brewery at North End, Fulham, owned by John Lovibond & Sons Ltd. Founded in 1867, the brewery was...

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Early 1900s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin
Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin

Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels. Ex votos are votive offe...

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1710s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion
Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion

Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This exquisite and exceedingly rare early 18th-century Russian Staurotek icon depicts The Crucifixion of Christ with an assemblage of s...

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1720s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-18th-Century English Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
Mid-18th-Century English Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

Mid-18th-Century English Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This exceedingly charming mid-18th-century English oil painting depicts a girl wearing a red gown with a train over a white petticoat. She’s holding a posy or nosegay. Evidently once commissioned for an English country house, the identity of this young lady remains a mystery. Her gown appears to be inspired by the popular ‘robe à la française...

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1740s English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora
Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora

Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This charming late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Rowland Holyoake (1861-1928) depicts a girl carrying wildflowers while wearing a straw hat decorated with the same. It ...

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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour, Oil
Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour, Oil

Mid-18th-Century German School, Portrait Of An Aristocrat In Armour, Oil

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-18th-century half-length German portrait depicts a middle-aged aristocrat wearing armour and a wig. Despite his heavily-clad appearance, it’s likely that this rather noncha...

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1750s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Justaucorps, Oil
17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Justaucorps, Oil

17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Justaucorps, Oil

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine late 17th-century Flemish portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman dressed in the elaborate fashions of the 1670s. He wears a long, collarless coat known as a justaucorps...

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1670s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire
Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire

Early-19th-Century British Watercolour, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This fine early 19th-century watercolour by British artist Amos Green (1735-1807) depicts an asperous gorge near Ingleton in Yorkshire....

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Early 1800s English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting
K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting

K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This early 20th-century mixed media by K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner of Vienna depicts a respectable family within a neoclassical garden setting. With the advent of photography, afflue...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Photographic Paper

Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour, Oil Painting
Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour, Oil Painting

Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This early 19th-century central European oil painting depicts Christ The Saviour standing atop an orb and carrying a cross over his left shoulder. An unusual composition, Christ’s rather striking posture is perhaps more ‘Saturday Night Fever’ than it is sacramental. However, the iconography is archaic and derived ultimately from New Testament illustrations dating to the Middle Ages. Depictions of orbs are usually symbolic of the universe, while the cross alludes to redemption. Hence, it’s a visual representation of Christ as the Saviour of humanity. Francisco de Zurbarán...

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1830s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil