Portrait of Friel, Dog of the Dukes of Osuna, by Marcos Hiràldez Di Acosta, 1879

French Large Orientalist Painting, Signed "JH Naets", on the lower, right-hand corner. Oil on Canvas, 19th-Century, beautifully framed. ...

Rare, large and very beautiful oil painting by Jules Dupré (1811-1889), a French artist famous for his dramatic paintings of forests around Paris and one of the leaders of the Barbiz...

The beautiful enamel plaque was crafted in Limoges, a town in northern France. Limoges has long been associated with the production of high quality enamel wares. While to begin with, in the 12th Century, the town was famous for its applied enamel pieces, religious icons, for example, which were crafted in metal with champlevé enamel ornament, Limoges later, in the 15th century, began to paint onto enamel, creating plaques, plates and ewers, which were both religious and secular in character. These local techniques were revived in the mid-19th century, when items like this enamel portrait painting were produced. This enamel portrait is a half-length depiction of a young woman. While her body is faced slightly to the side, she turns her head to look out directly at the viewer. The woman wears a fine, light pink gown...

Portrait of a Noble Family in the landscape circa 1600 On foreground the nobleman with his family and a table where appear meats and fixtures, showing her ancestry. In background two servants on both sides. Oil on canvas. Antwerp School...