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19th Century Watercolor Historical Genre Scene

Draught Players Large Interior Genre Scene 19 century Irish Watercolor Painting
By Erskine Nicol RSA ARA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Victorian-era country house. At the heart of the scene, two men are engaged in a game of checkers, their
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Watercolor

Cavalry Officer on Horse, Watercolor, Mid-19th Century, Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
turned away from ambitions as a history painter and concentrated on genre scenes and topographical
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Antique 19th Century Realism Orientalist Watercolor Paper on Board
By Antonio Rivas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Orientalism, a 19th-century artistic movement that sought to depict the rich and diverse cultures of the East
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19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Board, Laid Paper

"In the Artist s Studio, " Late 19th Century Scottish Realist Watercolor Interior
Located in Wiscasset, ME
and genre scenes often on a romantic, literary and historical theme. He was a member of the Royal
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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Romantic Genre Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
/ Historical Genre This exquisite watercolor painting by Karl Schindler, a renowned 19th-century Austrian
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Early 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

19th Century historical genre oil painting of a courtship
By Henry Gillard Glindoni
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
detailed genre scene by Henry Gillard Glindoni features a young woman receiving a suitor at her home. Set
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 19th Century Swiss School Pastel Portrait Painting Beautiful Young Girl
Located in Portland, OR
most popular genre painter of the 19th century, and his paintings have continued to enjoy a great
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1870s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

An Opulent Evening
By Guiseppe Aureli
Located in Missouri, MO
subject matter, portraits of Italian noble families as well as genre paintings and local scenes
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

An Opulent Evening
An Opulent Evening
Price Upon Request
H 37 in W 29 in D 1 in
17th C Dutch Old Master Ink Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
historical and mythological subjects, portraits, and genre scenes. Drost's artistic career was relatively
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Danseuse By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New Orleans, LA
to his popular landscapes, and historical and genre works. Circa 1898 Frame: 52” high x 26 1/4
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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Pastel

Le Bon Genre, Planche No. 100: "Mounito" by Louis-Marie Lanté 19th C. Watercolor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming and character-rich original watercolor illustration from the celebrated *Le Bon Genre
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Antique 19th Century French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Portrait of an Ottoman Dignitary, a drawing by Giuseppe Nogari (ca. 1760)
Located in PARIS, FR
, a function it retained until the 19th century. Orientals populated the imagination of 18th-century
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1760s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Laid Paper

Jean Ulysse-Roy - Gallant scene from the 18th century – Watercolor on paper
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A charming watercolor by Jean Ulysse-Roy depicting an elegant 18th-century winter scene. On a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Paintings

Materials

Paper

"The Arms Collector" An Exceptional Orientalist Watercolor by Filippo Indoni
Located in Long Island City, NY
of the East that captivated European artists during the 19th century. This exceptional watercolor
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Paint

19th Century, French Painting with Blind man s bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
Located in IT
, 1814-1865). It is a 19th century painting clearly inspired by the French Rococo models of the
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century, French Painting with Blind man
s bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
19th Century, French Painting with Blind man
s bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
$17,713 Sale Price
20% Off
H 38.59 in W 33.08 in D 3.15 in
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
pair of early 19th-century Chinese Export ornithological paintings, executed in watercolor and gouache
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Orientalist cavalry scene Decamps Gabriel - oil on canvas - initials DC
Located in PARIS, FR
well-received by the public. His genre scenes were especially popular commercially. He maintained
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19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Mephistopheles and the Faust" Mid 19th c, Antique Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Alfred Jacomin
Located in Jacksonville, FL
landscape and genre painter. He was a student of his father, Jean-Marie Jacomin, the Swiss Academy, and
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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Japan – Geisha Girl with Fan – Hand-colored albumen print
By Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Located in Middletown, NY
carefully staged genre scenes with people from foreign cultures as well as pictures of trips to regions and
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girl Winter Costume
By Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Located in Middletown, NY
. Such images, which showed carefully staged genre scenes with people from foreign cultures as well as
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Harvest Time - British Victorian exhibited art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Victorian rustic genre scene and an excellent example of Marshall's work. Signed lower left. Provenance
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Very Fine Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "The Solo Violinist or Violin Teacher "
Located in LA, CA
), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; within a gilt wood and gesso
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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil

"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; within a gilt wood and gesso
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

China Trade Painting on Paper depicting the Feeding of Silkworms
Located in Downingtown, PA
. Historical Background 🧐 This work belongs to the genre known as China Trade painting. Produced in workshops
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
to intimate portraits and genre scenes, in oil and watercolor, and even sculptures – reflecting a
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1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
to intimate portraits and genre scenes, in oil and watercolor, and even sculptures – reflecting a
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1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Victorian 1890 s Signed Scottish Oil Painting Farmers Daughter in Meadow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
element. He produced portraits, landscapes and genre scenes as well as historical paintings in both oils
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1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Flower Girl
By Louise Abbema
Located in St. Albans, GB
time, Abbéma focused mainly on portraiture and genre scenes (images of everyday life). Her high-society
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Flower Girl
The Flower Girl
$9,540
H 25 in W 22 in D 3 in

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"Afternoon in the Park" Figurative Watercolor Painting by Arthur David McCormick
By Arthur David McCormick
Located in Pasadena, CA
illustrator and painter of landscapes, historical scenes, naval subjects, and genre scenes. McCormick was
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Antique Early 19th Century English British Colonial Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper

"A Moment’s Rest, " Oil on Canvas by John Joseph Barker
By John Joseph Barker
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
watercolour and painted sweeping landscapes, highland scenes as well as genre and historical scenes. A
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolor by Francesco Coleman 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
everyday life scenes, especially with historical setting - mostly in Ancient Rome or in Eastern countries
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Watercolor by Francesco Coleman 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
painting; he priviledged everyday life scenes, especially with historical setting - mostly in Ancient Rome
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

George Cattermole (1800-1868) - Framed Watercolour, The Explanation
By George Cattermole
Located in Corsham, GB
A dramatic genre scene by George Cattermole (1800-1868) depicting a grand interior with numerous
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"The Arms Collector" An Exceptional Orientalist Watercolor by Filippo Indoni
Located in Queens, NY
East that captivated European artists during the 19th century. This exceptional watercolor by Filippo
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George H Hay, Spinning Wool, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist George H Hay RSA (1831-1912) depicts four
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1890s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Antique Watercolour Painting of the Sentinel by Italian Painter Gustavo Simoni
Located in Sale, GB
of genre and historical moments from ancient Rome.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

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Paper

James Clarke Waite Interior Scene Oil on Canvas English Australian Painting Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a framed Interior Kitchen Scene Oil Painting on Canvas by
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Oil on Canvas Painting The Toast by Fred Roe Dated 1894, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
a successful career as a painter of historical genre subjects, often connected with the Tower of
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Antique 1890s British Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Jules Didier (1831-1892) "The Falconer" Orientalist Hunting Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Jules Didier (1831-1892) "The Falconer" Oil on canvas 19th Century Orientalist painting of an
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

FINE Original By CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900) British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
VERY RARE Oil PAINTING Antique 19th Century By Listed artist CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

View of San Giorgio Maggiore
Located in New Orleans, LA
the mid-18th century, Venice had become renowned as the center of production for vedute, a genre of
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

FINE Original By CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900) British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
VERY RARE Oil PAINTING Antique 19th Century By Listed artist CHARLES CATTERMOLE (1832-1900
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Condemnation, Herman ten Kate, The Hague 1822 – 1891, Dutch Painter, Signed
By Herman ten Kate
Located in Knokke, BE
“Condemnation” by Ten Kate Herman tells us a story about a historical scene, is rich in colours with a balanced
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19th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Shoeshine Boys on the Thames Embankment, Andrew Carrick Gow
By Andrew Carrick Gow
Located in London, GB
Shoeshine Boys on the Thames Embankment, 'Victorian Genre' watercolour by Andrew Carrick Gow
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Paintings

Glimpse - Original Watercolor by J. Hébert - Late 19th Century
By Jules Hébert
Located in Roma, IT
that realized especially genre scene and historical scenes. He also worked as portraitist, lithographer
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Désiré François Laugée - Late 19th Century
By Désiré François Laugée
Located in Roma, IT
French painter. His work included portraits and classical religious or historical scenes. His large
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Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Alexander Fraser Jnr RSA, A Doorway, Rosslyn Chapel, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist Alexander Fraser Jnr RSA (1828-1899) depicts
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1870s English School Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Execution of Ali Bin Saif at Malindi, East Africa
By Charles Joseph Staniland
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
specialised in genre, marines and historical subjects, he also painted portraits and produced watercolours of
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Oil, Watercolor

Rare on the Art Market, A Drawing by Moitte, A Fashionable Couple, 1766
Located in Stockholm, SE
-Antoine Baudouin. Most notably, he popularized sentimental genre scenes by Greuze, creating prints such as
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1760s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, Meissonier's sculpture constitutes an important example of 19th-century French historical genre based upon
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

The Bath Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in Jacksonville, FL
captivating artworks depicting historical subjects, genre scenes, local scenes, landscapes (with figures), and
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19th Century Academic Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Maiko playing Tsudzumi (Young geisha playing the hand-drum)
By Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Located in Middletown, NY
genre and landscape photographs. Such images, which showed carefully staged genre scenes with people
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Frank Stone, Wonderful Victorian oil of lady reading
Located in Harkstead, GB
painter of historical genre and portraits. He was born in Manchester and began to study art at the age of
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Dog sat amongst Roses, original oil on canvas, Victorian British artist
Located in Naples, Florida
 painter of animals, sporting and historical subjects, as well as military scenes. Born in London, he
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Fishermen in their Boats at Dusk and a Quiet Sea
Located in Stockholm, SE
de Sanctis He was known for his mastery of light and colour across landscapes, genre scenes, still
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Early 1900s Italian School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Walter Dendy Sadler RBA, The Introduction
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Walter Dendy Sadler RBA (1854-1923
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1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wigwam of Indians in Canada
By Nicolino V. Calyo
Located in New York, NY
, Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art, exh. cat. [1976], pp. 299-301 no. 257.) Calyo received formal
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19th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Chateau
By Charles Henri Pille
Located in Lake Worth, FL
developed with historical scenes and genre scenes that were often tinged with humor. He is best known for
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19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Watercolor

Pastel Portrait of Victorian Woman with a Feathered Hat
Located in Washington, DC
in elegant genre, portraits, and historical scenes – some religious subjects. Hynais was born in
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19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

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Late 19th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

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$6,103
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