19th Century Paintings

A large 19th century oil on canvas landscape oil painting. c.1852 Singed by the artist to the bottom left - T Creswick RA (1811-1869), inducted into the Royal Academy as a full me...

Oil painting framed in a black wooden frame with motif of a coastal town with warm colors. Signed by Mary L. Measurements: L:58.5 cm W: 68.5 cm

Through personal communications with Emily Esser and recently published scholarship by her, (December 2, 2024) "The Chapbook Children (Jonas Welch Holman, Lyman Parks, and Dean Robe...

Original Oil Painting of Girl by Harry Roseland. Painting is in excellent shape for its age. Harry Roseland was a New York painter who lived from 1866 to 1957. Known for his cand...

A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...

19Thc oil painting of a ship oil painting in frame.This New England ship is probably from Greece.The Greek flag is on the ship as well. It is signed J.Katons.

An interesting piece of southern USA history... a watercolor and pencil illustration of a Trenton, Alabama campsite with members of the Thornton family. Created by an artist just aft...

Quality French antique oil painting showing a delicate portrait scene Piece is signed in the bottom right corner and also features the artists name on the frame Léon Marie Constant...

Extraordinary 19th Century Swedish Bonad. The Nativity, The imagery capturing the Baby in a Manger in the stable, being overlooked by donkeys and angels. Primitive and exuberant colo...

19th Century "Woman Admiring a Ring" by F.R. Alison. Beautiful oil on panel piece. See detailed pics. Contact us for more information.

American 19th century still life painting of a compote of fruit on a table arranged with more fruit in a custom 20th century painted frame.

Oil on canvas painting. An antique 19th-century copy of a 1639 artwork titled The Infant Christ and St John the Baptist by Anthony Van Dyck, 1599 to...

A 19c naive oil painting on a thin wooden panel of a young girl in an architectural and wooded landscape in a black painted frame with gilt slip. A regency period portrait...

"Soldat arabe en prière", 1899 - gouache on paper. By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert (1848 Ghent -1927 Ghent). Academic painter, he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who ...

A remarkable 19th-century Russian School icon, meticulously painted in three registers, reflecting the depth and richness of Orthodox Christian tradition. The upper register depicts ...

A large French oil painting, indistinctly signed, dated 1887. Young naked blonde woman with flower wreath on her head, rolling hills in the backgro...

Chinese School, 19th Century A Large Portrait of An "Emperor Holding A Bird" in a landscape. Oil on canvas laid on board. With Chinese style gilt-metal hooks for hanging. 48" high ...

Charming and lively interior scene featuring two puppies playing with a rag, set in a rustic environment with clay pots and scattered straw. The subject reflects Frank Paton's typica...

Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood 19th century An original antique oil painting showing a shepherd with his sheeps and cows resting on a pond. Painted in oi...

19th century primitive oil on panel depicting Noahs Ark, original frame. Wonderfully eccentric feel of the masses of animals boarding the Ark, Including a Unicorn! Recently cleaned...

Early 19thc oval portrait painting of a young gentleman on a new oval board.The condition is very good with no repairs.

Antique late 19th Century Indian Kalighat natural pigment watercolor painting of Krishna milking a cow under a Pipal tree. The cow is smiling at Krishna, with divine love. The cosmic dance of life represented in a symbolic message within the painting. Framed in gold painted carved wood frame under glass. Origins of Kalighat painting According to legend, Lord Shiva, the god of dance and destruction, was deep in meditation on Mount Kailash when he received news of the death of his consort, Sati, an avatar (or human manifestation) of the goddess Kali. He wandered for days with her body draped across his shoulders and his inconsolable grief threatened to ruin the earth. Lord Vishnu, the Preserver, was called upon to intervene. To relieve Shiva's burden, he shattered Sati's body into 51 pieces. The little toe of Sati's right foot was said to have fallen at the site of the Hooghly River...

Antique 1850 Mexican colonial style oil on copper religious painting.

19th Century folk art military painting 19th Century piece of French folk-art militaria art, gouache on paper in its original frame in untouched condition. Size in inches: H 12” ...

Lovely full length portrait of a young girl in this folk art painting; oil on canvas mounted on board. She is posing wearing an attractive and colorful red dress while holding a flor...

Military painting, circa 1866 We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century German gouache folk art military painting. This exampl...

Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.

An oil on canvas portrait of a Distinguished Woman, Mid-Nineteenth Century, wearing a silk dress, a suite of gold jewelry including earrings, long necklace and bracelet, and wrapped ...

This fine 19thc folk art still life painting is painted on board and has been re-framed.The detail work is amazing.The condition is pristine.It is signed by the artist in the lower r...

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a single rider and group of frolicking horses set against a gorgeous countrysi...

Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. A young prince is seated in a palace courtyard under a canopy receiving a party of noblemen. His ministers stand behind him, wearing peaked turbans with floral patterns, their gestures conveying their welcoming demeanor towards the noblemen. The guests are wearing red and blue turbans...

Identity of the sitter ( Dr.Jostan Osgood 1742-1812) given on an old label on back. Unique to Brewsters' paintings is an air of silence and stillness. He also captures the spirit an...

This amazing folk art tole ware box is in original red painted back round with floral decoration & a embossed bird popping out.

William Pitt (active 1853-1890) was born at the end of the Georgian period, the exact dates of his birth and death are not known. He worked mainly in Birmingham and is known for his ...

4 small water colors of 19th century children from a Madison Ave. gallery in NYC. Each child has his name written under the image. From a Southampton, NY estate.

Unsigned. Attributed to the American Itinerate Painter Sheldon Peck on stylistic grounds. The sharp delineation of facial shadows and the familiar 'fluer ...

Landscape Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Inscribed Verso on back oil/gouache painting on artist paper, beautifully painted. very good condition size: 17 x inches x 24.75 inc...

A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass Beads This extraordinary piece of art, created in Venice, Italy, during the mid-19th century, is both ...

JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - graphite highlights and shading - unframed - signed and dated lower right ...

19th century Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas, likely first half 19th century, with I believe egg tempera on gessoed wooden panel, depicting Christ in a h...

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a majestic peacock posed against a gorgeous countryside landscape. Would be...

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring Mother Mary with the infant Jesus Christ (faded and now almost a ghost-like figur...

This fine Folk Art painting of a girl holding wheat in a field painted on board. It is unsigned and on board newly framed. The condition is very good.

American portrait miniature by Thomas Story Officer, Woman in a White Gown, Signed "T.S. Officer, Pinxt", The 1830s The American portrait miniature signed by Thomas Story Officer depicts a beautiful young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out towards the painter and us, the viewers.  She wears a white dress with a pin in the center of her chest.  Based on her style of dress and her hair, we believe this was painted while Officer was in Philadelphia. It is signed to the lower right "T.S. Officer, Pinxt" along at edge. The reverse has a small oval glass Dimensions: 3 inches high x 2 3/16 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep Reference: Thomas S. Officer: Miniature and Portrait Painter, Gardner Library,  Author: Merri Lou Schaumann. Born in Carlisle in 1810, this gifted artist trained in Philadelphia, traveled extensively and won awards for his paintings. In 1872, James Miller McKim wrote a series of reminiscences for the Carlisle Herald newspaper about the places and people of Carlisle in an earlier day. He wrote that “David Smith, a boot and shoemaker, had two sons… one of whom early developed a taste for art and finally devoted himself to miniature painting as a profession. He was a contemporary, and for a while, a rival of Mr. Thomas Officer, though I believe he never reached the celebrity attained by that gifted young artist. Mr. Officer, by the way, was one of the last miniature painters of any eminence produced by this country, the daguerreotype and photographer having come in to sweep away the entire profession.” Thomas Story Officer was born in Carlisle on August 15, 1810, to cabinetmaker John Officer and his second wife Margaret. He trained in Philadelphia with the well-known portrait painter Thomas Sully and began his career there in the 1830s. Officer left Philadelphia occasionally to paint portraits in Mobile, Alabama in 1837, in Richmond, Virginia in 1845, and in New York City from 1846-1849 where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. In 1842, Officer intended to travel to Mexico and needed a passport. He asked Attorney Charles B. Penrose, formerly of Carlisle, to write a letter of recommendation for him. In his letter to Fletcher Webster, Esq., Penrose wrote, “This will be handed to you by Thomas S. Officer, Esq., a friend of mine, and a native artist of Pennsylvania, who is a gentleman of great talents and respectability. Intending to visit Mexico, he wishes to procure passports at the State Department…”  Officer was issued a passport in July 1842. He was described as 30 years old, 5’ 11” with a “full and round forehead, bluish-gray eyes, an ordinary nose, medium mouth, ordinary chin, sallow complexion with an oval face and brown hair.” Officer went to Mexico and later to Australia. In 1854, he opened a studio in Sandridge, Australia, and while there he “entered several oil portraits in the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition preparatory to sending them to the 1855 Paris Exhibition.” Officer left Australia, and in 1855 he settled in San Francisco where he would spend the last years of his life. He set up a portrait painting department in James Johnson’s photographic gallery in San Francisco. In 1857, Officer received a bronze medal for his oil portraits exhibited at The First Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco, as well as awards at several other exhibits in 1858. A short piece in the San Francisco newspaper, Alta, on October 30, 1859, read, “Mr. Thomas S. Officer, the talented portrait painter, lies near to death’s door and is in pecuniary distress. Out of the many to whose pleasure he has contributed by his gay, social manners, as well as by his pleasing artistic productions, may there not be found someone who will extend a helping hand?”  Officer died on December 8, 1859. Almost an entire column in the January 18, 1860 edition of the Carlisle Herald, was devoted to a very long and informative obituary of Officer taken from the Alta, California newspaper. Officer was buried in the now defunct Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco. In 2014, the Cumberland County Historical Society received a bequest of a portrait painted by Thomas Officer from the estate of historian John J. Snyder, Jr. It joined a miniature portrait already a part of the Society’s museum collection in Carlisle, not far from where Officer was born. Notes: The May 28, 1834 edition of the Carlisle Weekly Herald reported that Thomas S. Officer had "...within the last few weeks, taken the portraits of several gentlemen of this borough...Mr. O. is principally self-taught, and although young, already evinced a degree of taste, judgment, and talent..." A short biography of Officer can also be found in Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature by Theodore Bolton, published by F. F. Sherman (New York, 1921). The entire book is one line  Bio. of Officer on page 117. See Officer’s portrait...

Large giltwood framed oil on canvas painting of a young girl with book after the original by William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). The painting...

This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...

Charming early (circa 1830's) folk art painting, with very desirable subject matter, this oil on canvas depicts a pretty young girl; seated, wearing a fancy dress with her beloved d...

American oil on canvas of landscape depicting mountains, meadows, and a stream in the original mounted foliage gilt frame. Late 19th Century.

A 19th century Swedish folk art painting on canvas, known as a bonad, depicting a woman, perhaps an angel, in very fine clothes in a paint decorated room with a small window, with a ...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting elegance of the Rococo era with this exquisite 19th-century hand-painted artwork, skillfully executed on wood. Housed in an ornate, gilt-accented f...

19th Century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring tableware and fruits . The painting is in good antique condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Artist signat...

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830 Indian Company School A pair of 19th Century Indian mica gouache paintings on mica. Depicting the water carrier and of a Purdah bullock...

About An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin. The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil. In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in. HISTORY Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career. These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...

Nice portrait of baby / young child dating from the end of the 19th century. Beautiful quality of execution; The face of the child is very fine and pleasant. The subject is well trea...

19th Century Dutch Folk art Painting of a Bear Trainer A naïve example of a mid-19th Century Dutch painting on paper. Depicting a bear being trained by a man to entertain passersby. The handwritten inscription suggests the bear trainer stands...

Late 19th Century folk-art French officer painting A hand painted on paper folk art painting of a well-dressed French soldier, mounted in an ebonised gold ...

You are viewing a collectable Victorian oil painting depicting a Cornish coastal scene Beautiful scene with Turneresque skies - moody and atmospheric Various boats in the foregrounde...

UNIDENTIFIED FRENCH ARTIST, 19 c. Winter landscape with birds. Painting of high quality. Signed illegible, oil on canvas. Measuring 31x39 cm (38 x 47 cm.) In good condition, we o...

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Agustus Knoller and dated 1884. Inscribed on the reverse in pencil "This trotting came off Aug 15th 1884 at Belmont Park...

Oil on canvas, portrait of a Lady Signed GRANT 1889. The Florentine giltwood frame with scrolling leaf decoration. Dimensions: Height 33 inches Width 29 inches Depth 2.5 inches.