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19th c. Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt C.1890 Gorgeous
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gesso scagliola di stile impero con ritratto maschile napoleonico
Located in Florence, IT
Ritratto del fratello minore di Napoleone Bonaparte, Lucien, realizzato con la tecnica della scagliola, una tecnica di intarsio che, dalla fine del Cinquecento ai primi anni del Seic...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Plaster

Attrib. Susan Vincent - 19th Century Watercolour, Man in an Alpine Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Label verso inscribed with artist name. Presented in a gilt frame and washline mount. On paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Eliza Cook, English author and Chartist poet, antique portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Eliza Cook' Steel-engraving after a photograph by John Watkins, 1872. Facsimile signature below the image. Eliza Cook (1818 - 1889) was an English author, Chartist poet and writer...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints

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Engraving

Framed Mid 19th Century Graphite Drawing - Old Man with an Organ
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine and detailed graphite drawing of an old man with an organ. His clothes are dishevelled and he wears a very creased tri-cornered hat. Well presented in a contemporary blac...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

H. Harding - Fine 1822 Graphite Drawing, Romantic Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 19th century portrait depicting a curly haired gentleman, with a romantic air. Faintly
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Graphite

H.J Snell - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Ready with the Axe
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful watercolour portrait of an elderly man in work clothes, posed with a splitting maul
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780-1860) - 19th Century Watercolour, Lady with Dagger
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in gilt effect frame and washline mount. Signed in graphite. On paper.
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Marguerite Diericke after Rembrandt - 1883 Oil, Saskia van Uylenburgh
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th-century portrait after Rembrandt, depicting Saskia van Uylenburgh, the artist’s wife
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

After Édouard Manet - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, A Good Glass of Beer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming copy of Édouard Manet's original oil painting from 1873. Captured in watercolours by Léopold Danty. Signed and dated '96 to the lower left. Mounted in a smart wooden frame...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1878 Chalk Drawing - Lady in a Lace Shawl
Located in Corsham, GB
An evocative late 19th-century chalk and charcoal portrait of a mournful lady. Signed with a
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Young man with hat
Located in Berlin, DE
oil on canvas signed unknown 55x 45 cm unknown artist
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Late 19th Century Jugendstil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1844 Watercolour - Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait of a well-dressed young lady. She wears an elegant off-the-shoulder ball gown
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

W. H. H - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Lady with the Yellow Neck Scarf
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine British watercolour captures a young lady in a blue dress with a yellow scarf and white cap, holding a wicker basket. The soft, impressionistic brushstrokes create a delica...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Emile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900) - Fine 1860 Oil, A Refined Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine mid-19th century portrait by the accomplished artist Émile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rudolf Tanner (1781-1853) - Fine 1840 Oil, Lady in Lace and Fur
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine mid 19th century portrait by the artist Rudolf Tanner (1781-1853) depicting an elegant lady
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ferdinando Cavalleri (1794-1865) - Fine 1828 Oil, A Lady of Rome
Located in Corsham, GB
lady in Rome, Italy, in the early 19th century. She wears a dark cloak against a warm, earthy
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th C. Watercolor "Woman Reading Book"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 19th Century Watercolor portrait of a woman reading a book
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

19th century silhouette of a male field 2 strand
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a male , description to reverse gives name and date, copied from back
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19th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

1856 Oil - Morning On The Farmyard
Located in Corsham, GB
This 19th-century pastoral painting depicts a rural farm scene centred on a woman in traditional
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

R.E. Hill - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Lady in a Fur Trimmed Cloak
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in an ornate gilt effect frame and washline mount. Signed. On watercolour paper.
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pensive young girl
Located in Genève, GE
mood. An accomplished and decorative portrait, representative of late 19th-century European academic
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Head Study of a Young Man with Open Collar, French School circa 1820–1840
Located in Firenze, IT
School, dating from the first half of the 19th century. This head study belongs to the Romantic Academic
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Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Miniature of Young Lady in a Fancy Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
, most likely executed by several artists of the German School in the early 19th century. Miniatures such
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947)
Located in Blackwater, GB
La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947) Large 19th Century French
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Girl with Fishbowl
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
offers a glimpse into the domestic life and cherished moments of 19th-century America.
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Man with Shovel
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Hudson River School drawing from the 1860s or 1870s. This 19th century unsigned painting comes matted and
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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

The Queen Of May, dated 1877 by Valentine Cameron PRINSEP (1838-1904)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Century English pre-Raphaelite portrait of a young girl as May Queen, oil on canvas by Valentine Cameron
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Boy and His Pug Dog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early 19th century and
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19 cent or earlier Signed Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Genre Scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous antique 19th-century or even earlier original oil painting on canvas
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española - Óleo sobre tela de autor anónimo - Retrato de una dama
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Se trata de un óleo sobre tela. Siglo XIX. La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo El estado de la obra es muy bueno Se presenta bien enmarcada la pintura Medidas obra: 80 cm ...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

J. Somerville - 1884 Oil, Falstaff
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a man in Elizabethan costume dressed as Falstaff, a fictional character who features in three of Shakespeare's plays. Signed and dated to the upper left. Pre...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

S. Rigby - British School 1896 Oil, Woman s Best Friend
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming oil painting depicts a woman and her faithful dog set against the atmospheric backdrop of a moor, with a quaint cottage nestled in the background. Signed and dated to t...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian c.1826 Graphite Drawing - Portrait of a Young Girl with Dog
Located in Corsham, GB
decorative gilt-effect frame with pierced detailing. Provenance: taken from an album of early 19th century
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

"The Three B s of Music" Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, An Extremely Rare Painting
Located in Queens, NY
painting depicting portraits of "The Three Bs of Classical Music": Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms - Housed in
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Fingal / Finn MacCool - A moving portrait of an Irish literary hero
Located in Middletown, NY
Black chalk and graphite on light weight cream wove paper, 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches, (410 x 286 mm), the full sheet. Signed, titled, and dated in sepia ink in the lower-center sheet ar...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Girl in Winter Costume
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Hand Colored Albumen print
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19th Century Portrait Photography

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de una dama
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo El estado de la obra es muy bueno Se presenta bien enmarcada la pintura Medidas obra: 80 cm de altura x 71 cm. altura Medidas marco: 10...
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Early 19th Century 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....
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de dama con tocado floral
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura El estado de la pintura se puede ver, está bastante craquelada y está reentelada Medidas de la obra: 59 x 45 cm.
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Painting Portrait of Arab with Turban 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. 2nd half 19th century. Intense close-up portrait of probably North African man, which falls within the artistic period defined orientalist, that is, in that artistic ...
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19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de dama con joyas y monóculo
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Estado de conservación aceptable Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas de la obra: 75 x 64 cm.
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de caballero burgués
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo El estado de conservación es aceptable, pero en la zona de la cara, presenta algunos desgastes (ver fotografías adjuntas) Se presenta sin...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japanese Woman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Albumen print
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Late 19th Century Portrait Photography

Escuela española (Principios XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato del Papa Pio VII
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de la pintura es aceptable, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un antiguo marco en madera p...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); hand numbered 64 in negative and captioned at lower left; light cockling at top left co...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton/battledore/shuttlecock), studio photograph. Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbe...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Daibutsu, Hiogo, Kobe – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 289 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Profile of a young boy
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 42 x 34 x 3.5 cm
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato femenino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco de la época de la pintura (el marco presenta alguna leve falta) Medidas de la obra: 59 cm. de altura x 48 cm. de an...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

S.C. Jago - 1889 Oil, Sewing in the Parlour
Located in Corsham, GB
An unusual detailed oil depicting a female figure darning socks in a country cottage. Signed and dated 1889 to the lower left. Well presented in a swept gilt effect frame. On canvas ...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The bearded man
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Golden molded wooden frame 60 x 50 x 4.5 cm
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1880's. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 8 inches (258 x 203 mm), unmounted; pencil inscription in Japanese on verso; light cockling [Nagasaki University Libra...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (258 x 198 mm), numbered B 1161 and captioned in negative at lower right; very light cockling, brightly col...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (205 x 267 mm), numbered 1625 and captioned "Dancing" in negative at lower right; pencil inscription in Jap...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair
Located in Middletown, NY
Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (197 x 260 mm), numbered B 86 and captioned caption on lowe...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

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    British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.