A Large American Family Portrait "The Brookins Family" 1838

Oil on canvas, portrait of an aristocratic lady. The woman is sitting in a red armchair with a quiet gaze wearing embroidered trim dress with white lace...

Hudson river school, oil on canvas. A Naïve work (19th century), mountain landscape with waterfall, oil on canvas, unsigned. The canvas with typical wear and surface dirt, light str...

A charming oil painting on board of a farm house with a scene depicting farm life in the back yard. The very detailed early frame with an oil on board in colorful muted tones. The ea...

19th c. English School oil on canvas, untitled, depicts a street scene with mother and child standing in front of what appears to be Butcher Shop, with the ocean in the background, ...

Early 19th Century Portrait of the Marsh Family Twins, by Thomas Arrowsmith (English: 1772 - 1834), circa 1830, an oil on canvas group portrait of the celebrated five children of the Marsh family of Boston. The two pair of twin girls and their younger brother became well known on both sides of the Atlantic in their day, because sets of twins were pretty rare, and these children were so ridiculously cute. Apparently the greatest artists of their day were all clamoring to paint their portraits. The Magazine Antiques ran an article on the children and their popularity about 20 years ago. The short hair cuts sported by the girls are quite striking, and are actually not as odd and rare as many people assume. While longer hair enhanced with ringlets and other curls were very much the popular fashion, a good number of parents did boldly break away with these daring short bobs. Perhaps they were the "bohemians" of their day. The style grew in popularity, even among adults, following the French Revolution: dubbed "Guillotine Haircuts" they declared sympathy for the deposed royals. In this particular instance, I believe the short hair was chosen because it focused more attention on the beautiful faces, and lessened the variations in height and hair color to make them all look even more alike. A delightful painting, slightly Romantic School, a touch Folk Art, in excellent condition and signed on the reverse. Thomas Arrowsmith was a highly regarded artist who worked almost entirely in miniature. Such artists who created such amazingly detailed tiny portraits on ivory...

With nice gilt wood frame with beaded and egg and dart frame. Charming family portrait with husband and wife and children. Most likely of James Bate...

Francois Joseph Kinsoen (Flemish, 1770-1839) Attributed, Family Portrait, Oil on Canvas, circa 1825, signed "F. Kinson" lower left, depicting a mother figure and her three children i...

Group Portrait of Two Children by James Bennett H. Smith (British, fl. 1830–1847) Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Signed ‘Bell Smith’ A charming and well-executed early 19th cent...