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Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?

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Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?
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.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
19th Century Oil on Canvas German Noblewoman Portrait Painting, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, IT
German painting from late 19th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a copy of a famous
Category

1880s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Sleeping Girl by Danish German Genre Painting Master 19th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Johann August Frederik Carl‏ Lorange (1833 - 1875) was highly skilled Danish artist of German roots
Category

19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German signed oil on
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Lady in Head Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German signed oil on board, unframed board : 7.5
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American artist Portrait German lady 19th century Oil painting by J. Eichholtz
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceremonial Portrait of Noble German Lady - amazing discovery of hidden monogram "J.E. 1826
Category

1820s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Mid-19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine mid-19th-century German miniature depicts a woman wearing a black dress and a beautiful
Category

1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

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