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Framed 19th Century Oil - Soldier on Watch

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This delightful portrait features a jolly man dressed in 18th-century attire, complete with a blue cape, and a wide-brimmed hat adorned with feathers. He holds an artist’s palette, s...

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...

A wonderful early 20th-century still life of an armoured breastplate, cannon barrel and short-handled axe on a wooden desk. Unsigned. Well-presented in a solid oak frame with gilt de...

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...

Ernest Crofts British, (1847-1911) On Guard Oil on panel, signed & dated (18)79 Image size: 9.25 inches x 6.75 inches Size including frame: 19.5 inches x 17 inches A wonderful historical painting of a roundhead soldier standing outside a fortress by Ernest Crofts. The soldier is depicted wearing a back and breast plate over a red and yellow sleeved jacket tied with a sash around his waist. On his head, he wears a felt hat with red and white feathers and holds a sword in his hand. He is shown standing at the moated entrance of a fortified stone building with a portcullis. Beyond the raised portcullis, a group of soldiers can be seen in the shadows. The soldier’s uniform is typical of Cromwell’s famous ‘Ironside’ cavalry and indicates he is an officer, who, in Cromwell’s time would have earned his place based on merit rather than social status. The English Civil...

French Victorian gilt framed oil painting of soldier with horn and rifle (signed RIGAMY)

French Victorian gilt framed oil painting of soldier with horn and rifle (signed RIGAMY).  

This small and charming oil on canvas depicts a young boy sitting on an older man’s knee, drinking from a beer stein. The scene takes place in a workshop or home, with fabric drapped...