19th Century Paintings

A large-scale late 19th C. English oil on board painting depicting a rural tavern scene with a man watering a team of horses while others rest nearby. Rich in pastoral detail and atm...

19th-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Depicting Village We present you this oil on canvas depicting a landscape with a small house, people and animals. It is signed by Germain Postelle....

A Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Export Gouache Portraits on Pith Paper C.1850 Depicting Court Figures in Imperial Dress Framed and gla...

An antique Indian Mughal Art mixed media, gouache and gold leaf, miniature painting. The artwork depicts a scene with Krishna and the Gopis carrying gifts in a garden. Framed. Collec...

Verre églomisé, or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint George and the Dragon. St George shown riding his steed, slaying the dragon...

Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.

An Antique portrait of a tan and brown terrier mix wearing its collar with ring. Mounted in a deep elaborately carved baroque style gilt frame. Measures: Painting 9 x 9", age crazed...

Antique Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Maiden With Newcomb Macklin Frame attr Signed By R. Grant C1890 Measures - 26 1/2" x 20 1/4" x 3 1/2" An antique oil on canvas portrait of a mai...

Exceptional antique (late 19th to early 20th century) paintings on canvas laid on wooden panels after the door panels by Pierre Rousseau installed in 1786 in Marie Antoinette's boudo...

Impressive well painted 19th century Russian oil on canvas of hunt scene or chase featuring troika pulled by 6 horses in full stride. Man armed w...

19thc French Antique Masterpiece Oil on Board Painting "Woman Imploring The Cross In Ocean" Signed and Giltwood Framed. This is a stunning piece of art that moves you when viewed.

Measuring over 64 inches tall, this large oil on canvas painting by Adolphe Marais depicts a shepherd and his flock in a clearing of a French forest. A bright blue sky shines overhea...

This beautiful oil on canvas painting by Jane Vivian (Active 1869-1890) beautifully captures a stunning Venetian Scene, The Doges Palace, Circa 1880 in date. The Doges Palace is a p...

A French framed signed oil on canvas painting from the 19th century, depicting fruits and porcelain. Created in France during the 19th century, this framed still-life captures our attention with its depiction of mouth-watering peaches and grapes surrounding a blue and white soup terrine...

Antique oil on canvas portrait of an unknown 19th Century Virginian Gentleman, beautifully framed to retain its sense of time and place. Rich brush strok...

A good antique German Hand-Painted KPM porcelain portrait plaque signed "Wagner" after the painting "Reflection" by the Italian artist Angelo Asti (1847-1903). Asti was born in Milan...

19th Century Portrait in the Style of Jean-Marc Nattier – Allegorical Female Figure as Flora This elegant 19th-century oil painting masterfully captures the spirit of 18th-century R...

Antique 19th Century French Framed Oil on Canvas Painting Signed Adrien Moreau (1843-1906).

Sharing with you this lovely painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 19th century Emperor: Guangxu (1875-1908) China Dynasty ...

Henri Scheffer (1798–1862), The Arrest of Charlotte Corday - Original Oil on canvas, Signed, Circa 1830 This signed original oil painting by and documented by Henri Scheffer offers ...

A set of four circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass paintings comprised of figural court views and battle scenes in original 'Chinese Chippendale' parcel-gilt aubergine lacquer frames and reverse backboards. A remarkable and exceptionally rare set of good size and condition. Provenance: Legendary fine English antiques...

Watercolour on paper, title and motif 'Off the Isle of Wight", dated a tergo 1863. By maritime painter Edoardo Federico de Martino. The Sorrento born painter had been an officer in...

English School, 19th century. A fine quality English School oil painting on canvas of a duck pond which has a small family boarding a tiny boat. Surrounded by lush trees, a dirt pat...

PAIR of English Victorian (19th Cent) oil paintings of seascapes scenes by the coast line (one with 2 figures) in a gilt carved frame (signed GEORGE ? not lelgible)

A Pair of Paintings Depicting Birds In the Manner of Melchior de Hondecoeter The large oil on shaped canvas paintings housed within ebonised frames with gilt slips; each canvas depi...

This delicate still life captures a vibrant bouquet of pansies in full bloom, arranged informally in a simple glass vase. Rendered in oil on canvas, the composition celebrates the fr...

Antique Religious Oil Painting, Antique Religious Icon, Antique Gothic Revival Religious Painting, Antique Gothic Revival Cabinet, Reli...

A fine antique Adam Style watercolor interior design rendering reminiscent of Osterley Park, London. Dramatic blue-grey and pale salmon tones...

This extraordinarily unique 19th century art piece is a reflection of one artists unique perspective of life by way of creative execution and means. The scene dimensionally depicts a...

Presenting a magnificent 19th-century Orthodox icon depicting Saint John Christening Jesus. This piece is painted in tempera on a wooden panel, exemplifying traditional religious art...

Gorgeous moody landscape by listed artist, Hermann Herzog, famous for his landscapes and seascapes as well as many views of Norway. Canvas sze 35 x 27.5 Beautiful giltwood frame. ...

Impressive large pair of antique distressed original Chinoiserie paintings on wood panels having marvelous weathered patina. Frames are celadon green with silver and gold raised deco...

Our Stock # 24729 This is an antique river landscape painting. A Scottish, oil on canvas in gilt frame, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1900. Appealing oil painting from the...

In the foreground, a lake surrounded by vegetation. On the left bank, several figures, some in a boat. In the background, a building that resembles a fortified castle, in a hilly lan...

19th Century Alpine Landscape Oil Painting with Tyrolian Mountain Village The antique oil painting captures the charm of an Alpine landscape, featuring a picturesque Tyrolean mounta...

JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - unframed - twice signed and dated lower right (one with applied paper stam...

John Harris (1791-1873), after Bennett Hubbard (fl.1839-1864), ''Cure-All'', Winner of the Grand National Liverpool Steeple Chase, 1945, Ridden by the Owner, Mr. W.G. Loft, of Healin...

A small oil on canvas, “Still Life with Fish and Crustaceans”, by the great Provencal painter Victor Coste (1844-1923). Born in Marseille, Coste went on to study at the Ecole des Bea...

“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp An exquisite 19th-century European Orientalist oil painting on canvas, ...

Russian Icon depicting images of the Mother of God from the cities of Smolensk and Vladimir, together with four saints. Painted on a wood panel. The condition is good. 13"h x 11.5"w...

This 19th-century oil painting captures a vibrant Venetian landscape, depicting the iconic Venice Canal with boats drifting along the waterway. The bright colors and dynamic brushst...

Beautiful 19th C Fruktur by Martha Geist The poem on the Fruktur (watercolor) is re-written below. "If my name heaven is my station, This world is my habitation. Christ is my ...

Kenneth Hayes Miller - The Boudoir Size: Height 28 “ Width 19 “ With frame- 27” x 36H Medium: Oil on Canvas Year of Work: 1896 An influential teacher, Kenneth Hayes Miller focuse...

Pair of original botanical watercolors of mixed bouquet of flowers, painted on paper, and framed in their original French Empire gold lea...

Rare pair of 19th Century watercolors on paper painted in tropical settings both signed MWW 87 and presented in wood frames under glass.

A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' coloration suggests a late 17th-early 18th century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis", Venice, circa 1800. Measures: Height: 45 1/4 inches (115 cm). Width: 29 inches (73.7 cm). Frame height: 58 1/4 inches (147.9 cm). Frame width: 43 1/4 inches (109.9 cm). Frame depth: 5 1/4 (13.3 cm). Provenance: Royal Academy of Scotland. Paolo Veronese (Born 1528, Verona, Republic of Venice - died April 9, 1588, Venice) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at...

This 19th-century Russian icon features St. Zossima and St. Savvati of the Solovetsky Monastery. The saints are depicted in a traditional Byzantine style, characterized by their elon...

A fine Italian 19th century oil painting on canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520) The circular canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame (all high quality gilt is original) which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting, circa 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Measures: Canvas height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Canvas width: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Painting diameter: 28 1/4 inches (71.8 cm) Frame height: 57 7/8 inches (147 cm) Frame width: 45 1/2 inches (115.6 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, including the Mond Crucifixion (about 1503) and the Brera Wedding of the Virgin (1504), and for Perugia, such as the Oddi Altarpiece. He very probably also visited Florence in this period. These are large works, some in fresco, where Raphael confidently marshals his compositions in the somewhat static style of Perugino. He also painted many small and exquisite cabinet paintings in these years, probably mostly for the connoisseurs in the Urbino court, like the Three Graces and St. Michael, and he began to paint Madonnas and portraits. In 1502 he went to Siena at the invitation of another pupil of Perugino, Pinturicchio, "being a friend of Raphael and knowing him to be a draughtsman of the highest quality" to help with the cartoons, and very likely the designs, for a fresco series in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. He was evidently already much in demand even at this early stage in his career. Influence of Florence Raphael led a "nomadic" life, working in various centres in Northern Italy, but spent a good deal of time in Florence, perhaps from about 1504. Although there is traditional reference to a "Florentine period...

More information coming soon… This French oil on canvas painting from the 1800s depicts a landscape with seemingly out-of-place classical architecture at dusk. The artist did a won...

Decorate an office or a study with this elegant pair of antique paintings on copper. Created in Holland circa 1860 and set in their original carved gilt frames, each painting depicts...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1860-1880 Italian Grand Tour Oil on Board painting of Roman Temple Ruins with a...

Elegant pair of tall oil on canvas paintings each depicting a romantic scene of lovers, both wearing traditional attire. The first painting depicts a lady feeding grapes to her lover...

JAMES WARD, R.A. (1769-1859) A KING CHARLES SPANIEL ON A RED CUSHION signed with monogram and dated 'JWD 1809' Oil on canvas.

A lovely romantic miniature drawing / watercolor painting, depicting a young child with a sheep. Estimated date and origin: France, circa 1890-1900. The work is framed with a red v...

This is a large and decorative oil on canvas painting of "Sonning-on-Thames" by the renowned British artist Vernon Howard (1840-1902), Circa 1880 in date, signed and inscribed on a p...

Invite color and elegance into your home with this large pair of antique floral paintings. Crafted in France circa 1870, each oil on canvas composition is set in its original, richly...

Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...

This 1840s portrait presents a Dutch lady of notable status. She is dressed in a black embroidered tulle gown, with long gold earrings, a necklace, and a lace cap decorated with blue...

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art. “The Barley Field” By John Linnell 1874 / Oil on Canvas / 1792-1882 / English . SIGNED and DATED at the...

Spectacular 19th century Japanese late Edo period six-panel byobu screen depicting Yoshitsune and Benkei, two heroes of Japanese folklore. Crafted in ink and natural color pigments on mulberry paper with thick gold leaf borders on each panel. The character Yoshitsune is seated under a blossoming cherry tree in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin...