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Period: 19th Century
Item Ships From: England
Antique Continental Old Master oil after Murillo, fine gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18th/ 19th century Continental School, after Murillo
Title: Figures eating Grapes
Medium: signed oil painting on metal, framed.
Size:...
Category
19th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman.
Attributed Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat
wate...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Victorian Signed Oil Painting Lady Artist Seated Sketching in Garden 1862
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Female Artist Sketching in the Garden
by Arthur Rankley (British, 1819-1872)
signed and dated 1862 with monogram
oil painting on canvas, in antique period gilt frame
canvas: 24...
Category
Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
By The Light Of The Lantern, 19th Century European Oreintalist School
Located in Blackwater, GB
By The Light Of The Lantern, 19th Century
European Oreintalist School
Large 19th Century European Orientalist portrait of a woman at night illuminated by her lantern, oil on panel....
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Soldier - British 19th century art military portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This interesting British Victorian military portrait is by artist C Marten. Painted in 1897 it is a three quarter length portrait of a soldier by a brick wall and window with bars. T...
Category
19th Century Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Very Large Antique French Old Master Oil Painting after Rembrandt, self portrait
By Antique French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 19th century, after the earlier work by Rembrandt
Title: Self portrait of the artist
Medium: oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt swept frame.
Fra...
Category
19th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, circa 1810 by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, 19th Century
by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874) sales to $40,000
Huge circa 1850 French portrait of a young gentleman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lesson - Portrait Interior - British Victorian art oil painting reading
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist John Eaton Walker. Painted circa 1855 it is portrait in an interior of a beautiful young woman in a yellow satin dress. ...
Category
19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Lady with a Pocket Watch Chain
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait showcases a woman in 19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress accented by a white shawl and an ornate bonnet. She sports a pocket watch chain adorned with ornate key...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Race Horse Phoenix with Guilermo Kemmis - British 19th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 19th century equine oil painting is by noted horse lover, George Gascoyne. Painted in 1889, this French born chestnut horse is Phoenix. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. This painting is from his time in Argentina with Kemmis. Phoenix is depicted in a flat landscape against a vivid blue sky. A gentleman, possibly his owner, Guillermo Kemmis, stands smiling in front of him holding his reigns and gives perspective to how tall Phoenix is. Although in profile, Phoenix is turning to look at the viewer, his chestnut coat gleaming and his anatomy perfectly portrayed. This is a superb Victorian equine portrait of a noted horse in the 19th century and is a lovely example of Gascoyne's work as a horse lover.
Signed with initials and dated GG 1889 lower right.
Provenance. Inscribed "Phenix" (Cymbal -- Belle-Etoile) by George Gascoyne, Sittingbourne, Kent to reverse.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 28 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a wooden frame, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
HORSE BIOGRAPHY
Phoenix (FR) 1875 – 1893? Chestnut horse.
Cymbal (GB) x Belle Etoile (FR), by First Born (FR)
Family 25. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas.
Race record. Complete record unavailable but as follows:
1878: Won Prix de la Forêt (FR, 1600mT, Longchamp)
1879: Won July Cup (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket July). Won Rous Memorial Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Ascot). Won Bunbury Stakes (ENG, Newmarket). 2nd Rosebery Handicap (ENG, Epsom)
1880: Won Lennox Stakes (ENG, Goodwood)
As a stallion: Phoenix was the Argentine champion sire six times, reaching the top in 1887-1890, 1892 and 1895.
Notable progeny: Hawk Eye (ARG), Lenape (ARG), Marinera (ARG), Osiris (ARG), San Martín (ARG), Surplice (ARG)
Connections: Phoenix was owned by Comte Frédéric de Lagrange. After being exported to Argentina, he stood at Haras Las Rosas, the stud farm of leading Argentine breeder Guillermo Kemmis. His last known foals were born in 1894.
Pedigree notes: Phoenix is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Cymbal, a son of 1861 Derby Stakes winner Kettledrum, he is out of Belle Etoile, whose half sister Garenne (by Gladiator or Ethirion or Freystrop) is the second dam of 1894 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Gouvernail and the third dam of 1894 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby...
Category
1880s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), 19th Century European School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), 19th Century
European School - unfinished study
Large 19th Century European School unfinished portrait of Danish Philosopher Søren Kierke...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian Renaissance Gentleman Portrait of a Tailor Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Tailor
Continental School, 19th century
after the earlier Renaissance work by Giovanni Battista Moroni (16th century).
oil on canvas laid over board, framed
Framed: 16 x 12 inch...
Category
19th Century Renaissance England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 19th Century French Realist Oil Painting Chef in Kitchen Pantry Larder
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Chef
circle of Théodule-Augustin Ribot (French, 1823 – 1891)
oil on board, framed
framed: 20.5 x 16.5 inches
board: 15 x 12 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection, ...
Category
19th Century Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1800's Italian Oil Painting Portrait of Bearded Man Saint Peter Apostle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, early 19th century
'Portrait of a Bearded Man' - possibly Saint Peter?
oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 13.5 inches
board: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private col...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Erato, Goddess Of Art Science & Literature, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Erato, Goddess Of Art Science & Literature, 18th Century
Signed L Bonet 76
Huge 18th Century French School Old Master depiction of Erato goddess of Art, Science & Literature, oil o...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Neoclassical Exhibition Oil Painting of Ancient Greek Poet Sappho
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908).
The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
Category
1870s Pre-Raphaelite England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - A Distinguished Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century Continental School portrait depicting a distinguished gentleman dressed in formal attire, set against a dark background. The portrait is beautifully housed in an ...
Category
Late 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sheep Resting In A Landscape, Near Guildford, Surrey, 19th Century
By George Cole
Located in Blackwater, GB
Sheep Resting In A Landscape, Near Guildford, Surrey, 19th Century
by George COLE (1810-1883)
Fine huge 19th century English landscape with sheep resting, near Guildford, Surrey, ...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Oil Painting c. 1900's Portrait of Auburn Hair Girl in Red Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl, Auburn Hair wearing a red dress
English School, late 19th/ early 20th century period
late Victorian/ early Edwardian
oil on board, framed
Framed: 30.5 x 24 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...
Category
Late 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Victorian English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady with Necklace framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Victorian Lady
English artist, circa 1870's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 27 x 21 inches
canvas: 18 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: ove...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique German Oil Painting Portrait of a Family Group - Restoration project
By German School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Family Group
German School, late 19th/ early 20th century
oil on board
board: 17.5 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: sound condition but with various surface ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - Lady In Mourning Clothes
Located in Corsham, GB
In need of full restoration. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century.
Title: Full length portrait of a seated young gentleman wearing a dark suit, cream waistc...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Renaissance Style Head Profile Portrait of Christ Beautiful Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Head of Christ
19th Century Dutch School
oil on paper laid down on board, unframed
size: 7.5 x 6 inches
private collection
The painting is in overall very good and sound condition
Category
19th Century Renaissance England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century French School Signed Dated 1899 Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
19th Century French School
A charming portrait of a young woman resplendent in her best bonnet. Indistinctly signed on the front, also inscribed on the frame verso with the artist’...
Category
19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Baby and Dog - British Victorian Genre animal art oil painting
By Henry Turner Munns
Located in London, GB
This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by attributed to noted exhibited artist Henry Turner Munns. Painted circa 1870 the composition is of a baby by a hearth, asleep ...
Category
1870s Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Crimson Coat - British 19th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This fine portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Joshua Reynolds. Painted circa 1800 it is a half portrait of a fine young man in a crimson velvet coat. The detail in h...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1800's Portrait of Young Aristocratic Boy with Letter & Pen Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Aristocrat
French School, circa 1800's
circle of Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845)
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 16 x 13.5 inches
frame: 21 x 18 inches
p...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Sketch of Artists Nude Model Posing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French School, late 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 17.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Carl Hechner
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Biedermeier period portrait of Carl Hechner captured in profile, wearing a high-collar shirt with a tightly worn blue cravat. The accomplished portrait has been well presented...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cardinals & Explorer Discussing Maps Grand Elaborate Interior Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Studying the Maps
Italian School, late 19th century
signed lower corner
watercolour on board, framed
framed: 24.5 x 17.5 inches
painting: 20.5 x 14 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Helen Of Troy, 19th Century by ARMAND POINT (1860-1930)
By Armand Point
Located in Blackwater, GB
Helen Of Troy, 19th Century
by ARMAND POINT (1860-1930) sales to $190,000
Large 19th Century French Classical portrait of Helen Of Troy, oil/mixed media on canvas by Armand Point. ...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Portrait of Osman I (1254-1323), 17th Century follower of PAOLO VERONESE (
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Osman I (1254-1323), 17th Century
follower of PAOLO VERONESE (1528-1588)
Large 17th Century Italian School portrait of Osman I, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and con...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Period Portrait of Young Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Large 18thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
18th-Century Portrait of a Young Captain James Cook
An exceedingly rare and highly significant mid-18th century oil on canvas portrait of the legendary Captain James Cook in his you...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait of a lady in a night cap
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very skillfully painted ink on paper silhouette, unusually with the sitter appearing to be dress in her nightcap. Very Dickensian!
English School, 19th Century
Portrait of a lady ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Fisherfolk Tending Nets Marseille Harbor 1960's French Signed Modernist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tending the Nets, Marseille
French modernist artist, signed and dated 1966
oil painting on board, framed
framed: 23.5 x 30 inches
board: 21 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
Early 19th Century Modern England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1800's English Georgian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Girl with Dove
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Child
English artist, circa 1800's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 31.5 x 27 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound co...
Category
Early 19th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - The Bather
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical painting, presented in an ornate gilded frame, depicts a serene landscape with a boy seated beside a small waterfall. The composition balances the intimate foreground ...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Victorian Oil Painting Young Girl with Pet Dog Circular Original 19th cent.
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Her Favourite Pet
Young Lady wearing a straw hat and white dress with blue ribbons with her pet dog.
Circle of Arthur John Elsley, British 19th Cen...
Category
19th Century Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Miniature 1811 Oil - Lady with Bow
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th-century miniature oil portrait depicting an elderly Victorian lady. Rendered in impressive detail, the artist has given great attention to the facial features and de...
Category
Early 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Summer Beauty - British Victorian genre art female portrait oil painting
By Edwin Roberts
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait oil painting is by much exhibited British artist Edwin Roberts. The painting is an excellent example of Victorian romantic genre art and is of a Summer Beauty. T...
Category
19th Century Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cain & Abel, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cain & Abel, 19th Century
School of Eugène DELACROIX (1798-1863)
19th century French scene of Cain & Abel, oil panel. Excellent quality and condition biblical scene of the death of...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of A Girl, circa 1800
By Thomas Hickey
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Girl, circa 1800
circle of THOMAS HICKEY (1741-1824)
Large circa 1800 Irish School portrait of a young girl in a white dress, oil on canv...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - Cavalier
Located in Corsham, GB
This late 19th century oil on board portrait, created in the style of Rembrandt, showcases chiaroscuro technique. The subject, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and ornate collar, emerges f...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Francesco Maria Della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1490-1538) 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Francesco Maria Della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1490-1538), 17th Century
after Titian (1488-1576)
Large 17th Century Italian old master portrait of Francesco Maria Della Rov...
Category
19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with Pipe - 19th Century French Impressionist Smoking Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist.
A striking period...
Category
1890s Impressionist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1820's English Georgian Large Portrait of a Country Lady seated with Quill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady, depicted Seated wearing a silk glove and with a Quill Pen
English artist, circa 1820's, unsigned
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 35 x 29 inches
provenance...
Category
Early 19th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine Large 1800's English Oil Country Gentleman in Parkland before Stately Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Gentleman and his Country House
English artist, circa 1800-1820 period
Fine Georgian period portrait of a young English gentleman, seated with distant view of his country...
Category
Early 19th Century English School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Jeannie Netter, wearing a Burgundy dress
By Fedor Encke
Located in West Sussex, GB
Fedor Encke (1851-1926) – German
Full length Portrait of Jeannie Netter, standing in an interior, wearing a Burgundy Velvet Dress holding a Pink Rose
Oil on canvas :85 ¾ x 50 ¼ in. Frame :103 x 67 ¼ in. Signed & inscribed ‘New York’. Circa 1910
Jeannie Netter was an American born musician and song-writer but was mostly merited for her sculpture having been taught by the Russian artist Bernstamm.
Fedor Encke was born in Berlin, Germany in 1851. Younger brother of Erdmann Encke who was a sculptor, Encke was the illegitimate grandson of King Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia and Mistress Wilhelmine Encke, Countess of Lichtenau.
Fedor studied under Karl Gussow in Berlin and then went on to study in Rome and Paris.
Although he set up a studio in Berlin during the 1880’s, he seems to have travelled regularly between Paris and New York painting many American Society sitters, including President Theodore Roosevelt.
Encke’s portrait of Roosevelt dressed in Rough Rider uniform, originally hung in the dining room of the White House and is now at the Presidents place of birth, Segamore Hill, New York. This portrait was also published as the frontispiece of ‘The Rough Riders’ by C. Scribners&Sons, 1899.
Encke was in Paris in 1902 and painted the two banking giants, John H. Harjes and J.P. Morgan both having their portraits painted at the same time.
To try and finish Morgan’s painting Encke hired a young photographer named Edward Steichen to take Morgan’s picture as a kind of aid memoir to minimize the sitting time. This photograph and the painting that resulted from it caused a considerable stir because of the uncompromising pose of Morgan. The portrait became synonymous with the new capitalism.
Encke seems to have been very well connected socially and painted for many members of the European nobility as a result. Encke died in 1926.
Works in Museums: Segamore Hill, New York (Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt) National Portrait Gallery America; Smithsonian; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia Museum of Art. Bibl: Book on Moses Ezekiel...
Category
1890s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
English School signed JM
Circa 1900 English School portrait of the young girl holding flowers...
Category
Early 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arthur Hacker - 1890s British Oil Painting - Portrait of a Lady
By Arthur Hacker
Located in London, GB
ARTHUR HACKER, RA
(1858-1919)
Portrait of Dora Radclyffe
Signed and dated u.l.: To Dora Radclyffe/ from Arthur Hacker/ Aug ‘92
Oil on canvas
Framed
56 by 43 cm., 22 by 17 in.
(fr...
Category
1890s Realist England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1850's Large Mid 19th Century French Portrait of a Young Gentleman Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Gentleman
by Paul Goubil (French mid 19th century)
signed and dated 1855
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Italian Portrait of Old Fisherman with Pipe Characterful Chap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Fisherman
Italian School, 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 14 x 12 inches
Canvas: 10.5 x 9 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: several s...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian School England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frank Sternberg - Barbizon School 1880 Oil, The Young Tatterdemalion
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a solitary young boy in tattered clothing traversing a snow-covered rural path, framed by a wooden fence and distant trees against a muted winter sky....
Category
Late 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Head Study
Located in London, GB
Joseph-Auguste Rousselin
French 1841 - 1916
Head Study
Oil on board, signed with initials and signed verso
Image size: 12 x 11 inches
This head study provides an unbelievably moving portrait of an androgynous sitter. Employing incredible technique, the artist has achieved the highly finished porcelain skin, thoughtful eyes and pink lips of the sitter with incredible softness.
The unfinished quality of the background make the composition of the work particularly satisfying to the modern eye. Loosely sketched dashes and brushy swoops outline the model's head. The mix of finished and more expressive elements reveals the artist's brilliant eye, technique and personality.
Artistically, Rousselin does not seem to be influenced by the friendships that he forged with the Impressionists but rather he has remained rather faithful to the academic technique of William Bouguereau, whose studio he also used to frequent.
This study is certainly comparable to the work by Bouguereau, specifically his graceful portraits of women. Bouguereau championed the traditional academic style and his methods were taught to him by a pupil of Ingres. Similar academic inspiration is apparent in this work, from the conscious posing of the subject to the evenly laid colours. Indeed, alike the work of Bouguereau this follows the same classical approach to composition, form and subject matter.
The Artist
Born in Paris in 1841, Rousselin grew up to be a French painter and art collector. From a young age he studied in the workshops of Charles Gleyre and Thomas Couture, here he met the young impressionist generation. His studio peers included Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Édouard Manet, with whom he forged strong bonds of friendship. It was at his invitation that his two friends Renoir and Sisley exhibited at the Salon of the Society of Friends of the Arts in Pau, a region where Rousselin had family ties.
Manet invited him to his family home in Boulogne-sur-Mer where he had him pose in the summer of 1868 for 'Le Déjeuner dans l'Atelie'. Rousselin can be seen in the background of the painting as the man with the cigar, wearing a grey hat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pensive Thoughts - A Portrait - British 1872 Victorian art oil painting
By Charles Sillem Lidderdale
Located in London, GB
This charming British Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Charles Sillem Lidderdale. Painted in 1872 it is a half length portrait of a beautiful young woman leaning he...
Category
1870s Victorian England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Country Gentleman, early 20th Century by Charles Edwin Andrew
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Country Gentleman, early 20th Century
by Charles Edwin Andrew (1911-1996)
Large early 20th century portrait of an English country ...
Category
Early 19th Century England - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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