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Brasenose College Quadrangle, watercolour by George Pyne
By George Pyne
Located in London, GB
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the 19th Century.
Charcoal drawing.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Costume - Drawing By Arnold Sheffer - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an artwork realized in the Mid-19th Century by Arnold Sheffer (1809-1873).
Ink and watercolor.
Dedicated and hand signed.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
The Sermon on the Mount – French School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and ink with wash on watermarked J Whatman 1814 paper, 11 x 8 1/4 (280 x 210 mm). Scattered minor edge losses at the left sheet edge, well outside of image area. Minor handling w...
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French School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Girls' School Harrogate, watercolour by Sir George Gilbert Scott
Located in London, GB
Sir George Gilbert Scott FRIBA
Girls' School Harrogate
Watercolour
53 x 96 cm
Signed to the lower right.
Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811–1878) i...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Park Pond with Fountain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Park Fountain
Medium:
signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over c...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Itinerant Fiddler
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1890
Medium: Watercolor en Grisaille
Dimensions: 18.00" x 26.75"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Editorial illustration, image of a man playing a violin with other men looking on...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Little Coutance, Geneva by Georges Bastard - Engraving 36x26 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Engraving
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
Graphite on paper, c. 1890
Unsigned
Graphite study of standing female nude verso
Provenance:
Rookwood Pottery Factory Collection, Cincinnati
Spanierman ...
Category
American Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
The Statue - Drawing by Paul Ingelrans - 1893
Located in Roma, IT
The Statue is a drawing in watercolor on paper realized in 1893 by Paul Ingelrans.
Monogrammed and dated.
The state of preservation is good with foxing.
The artwork represents the...
Category
Contemporary 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Circle of George Chinnery, 19th Century, Chinese Sumo wrestlers in a landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
A fascinating 19th century view of Chinese Sumo wrestlers in a mountainous landscape
Circle of George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Chinese wrestlers in a land...
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English School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the Mid-20th century
Charcoal.
Good conditions
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
English School Early 19th Century Watercolour - Dark Haired Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
This elegant oval portrait captures a young woman in 19th century attire, her dark curls framing a delicate face turned slightly towards the viewer. The subject's elegant gown and co...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Manner of Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) - Framed Watercolour, A Doctor's Visit
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful watercolour with gouache depicting a doctor and his assistant, in the manner of Dutch Golden Age artist Gerrit Dou (1613-1675). Dou was known for his candle-lit genre ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - A Game of Cards
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century watercolour depicting a tavern scene with figures gambling at a barrel.
Presented in an ornate gilt frame with a delicate floral running pattern and pi...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Thomas Sewell Robins (1810-1880) - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, On the Rhine
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th century watercolour by the British artist Thomas Sewell Robins. Capturing the outskirts of a rural town on the Rhine. Finished with body colour and well presented in...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hamilton Maxwell RWS (1830-1923) - Framed Watercolour, Dinan, 1897
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour scene by Hamilton Maxwell RWS (1830-1923). Market Day in Dinan. Well presented in a wash line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed to the lower left. On waterc...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
William Payne (1760-1830) - 19th Century Watercolour, View of The Castle
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric landscape painting depicts the ruins of a medieval castle or fortress, its stone towers and walls silhouetted against a misty sky. The foreground features a pastoral...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
British School Late 19th Century Pastel - Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine late 19th-century portrait of a young boy, wearing a tartan skirt, black jacket and bowtie, holding a fishing rod. The portrait has been well presented in a glazed gilt frame ...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
19th Century Pastel - Girl and Her Dove
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait depicting a young girl holding a white dove close. The artist captures the girl in a vibrant blue shawl that matches the colour of her eyes. The romantic style of...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Richard Hollingdale (1850-1899) - Framed Pastel, Victorian Lady with Lace Cap
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oval portrait by the listed British artist Richard Hollingdale (1850-1899). The composition depicts an elderly Victorian lady in a flamboyant lace cap and collar. Hollingdale ...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Paul Marny (1829-1914) - Framed Watercolour, Riverside Town
By Paul Marny
Located in Corsham, GB
Paul Marny (1829-1914) - Original late 19th-century watercolour. Mounted in a modern gilt-effect frame. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Paul Marny (1829-1914) - Framed Watercolour, River Boat by the Bridge
By Paul Marny
Located in Corsham, GB
Paul Marny (1829-1914) - Original late 19th-century watercolour. Mounted in a modern gilt-effect frame. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
John Preston Neale (1780-1847) - Framed Watercolour, Cottage at Bloomfield
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour painting by the British artist John Preston Neale (1780-1847). Children Playing by a Cottage in Bloomfield near Chelmsford, Essex. Well presented in a brushed...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Frederick Hines (fl.1875-1928) - Watercolour, Cattle by the Farmer's Cottage
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour painting by Frederick Hines (fl.1875-1928), depicting a small herd of cattle standing outside a thatched farmer's cottage. Well presented in a gilt-effect fra...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Henry Towneley Green RI (1836-1899) - Framed Watercolour, The Chaperone
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour painting by the listed British artist Henry Towneley Green (1836-1899). Signed and dated to the lower left 'Towneley Green./89'. Presented in an antique g...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Henry Edrington Hobson (1820-1881) - Fine 1859 Watercolour, The Crofters Cottage
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pastoral scene depicting a rustic thatched cottage nestled in a lush rural landscape, with a figure engaged in domestic work near the doorway. The composition draws the eye fr...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
St Peters Rome, 19th Century Victorian Signed Watercolour
Located in London, GB
ERNEST ARTHUR ROWE 1863 - 1922
St Peter's Rome
Watercolour
Signed lower left
Image size: 9 ¾ x 7 inches
Original gilt frame
Category
Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Isidore Pils (1813-1875) An Orientalist scene, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Isidore Pils (1813-1875)
An Orientalist scene
Signed lower left
Pencil and heightenings of watercolor on paper
15 x 24 cm
paper yellowed by time, stains and a small repaired tear on the upper right edge.
In a modern mount 40.5 x 53 cm
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils (1815–1875) was a French academic painter of religious and military subjects.
Pils was born in Paris as the son of a soldier François Pils. At the age of twelve, he studied with Guillaume Guillon-Lethière for four years.
In 1831 he became a student at the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under François-Édouard Picot.
He competed for the Prix de Rome, which he won in 1838 for a history painting, St. Peter Healing a Lame Man at the Door of the Temple.
Although in poor health, Pils then spent the customary three years at the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici, which then had Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres as its director. While in Italy he visited Naples, Venice, and Florence.
Pils's earlier paintings have religious themes. In 1849 he completed his most famous work, Rouget de L'Isle Singing La Marseillaise, which now resides at the Musée historique de Strasbourg. After experiences travelling with French troops through the Crimea, his themes took on military and nationalistic subjects. He later produced many military scenes during the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
Pils was appointed professor of painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1863 but left the same year for two years in Algeria. In 1868 he was elected to seat #14 of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Among his students were Adrien Moreau...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Academic Drawing. Figure Study of Young Sitting Nude Man. 19th Century.
Located in Firenze, IT
Charcoal drawing on light gray-blue colored paper.
The drawing depicts a young man sitting with the
hand on forehead. the position is probably meant to express the feeling of regret,...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Steel
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938)
Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 (Carnations of life)
Signed and dated on the lower right,
The text on the lower left is the following "Cueille dès aujourd'hui les oeillets de la vie" , which can be translated as "Pick today the carnations of life"
watercolor on paper
37.5 x 51.5 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 53 x 67 cm
The text clearly gives the meaning of this allegorical portrait...
Category
Symbolist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Housewife by Rodolphe Piguet - Drawing 21x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Drypoint
Fine Antique 19th Century Italian Watercolor Roman Interior Scene Painting 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very beautiful watercolor painting by the celebrated Italian artist Daniele Bucciarelli (1839–1911), of a interior scene circa 1880.
The painting depicts the interior of a grand ro...
Category
Italian School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
By Queen Victoria's Daughter Princess Alice Framed Royal Watercolor Painting
By HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary Hanover
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Queen Victoria’s Daughter, HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary, Of The House of Hanover.
The British Royal Family.
British ( b.1843 - d.1878 ).
Long Life And Happiness – June 11th 1860.
Wat...
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Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
View of Dunoon on the Clyde
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Scottish artist Robert Carrick (1829-1904) is renowned for his landscape and figurative paintings in oil and watercolor. This painting features detailed drawings of figures in the foreground with wagon, and the town and scenery in the background, painted over in watercolor in rich raw umber and red-brown tones in the foreground and blue green tones in the background.
Carrick showed promise at a young age, exhibiting his work at the Royal Academy age 16. He was a member of the Royal Institute. This two-toned watercolor work has detailed figures, wagon with hay in the forefront above a view of Dunoon town near Glasgow as it was long ago. Signed by the artist, lower left with an inscription that reads: 'View of Dunoon, Argyllshire drawn by Robert Carrick, Glasgow, for David Allan'. Verso includes a copy of the same inscription.
Saltire Gallerie replaced the cracked and dirty plain glass with art glass and added an acid-free paper behind the work. While doing this work we found an art giclee, included with the painting.
Presented in a patterned wooden frame with art glass. Dunoon was a thriving town on the river at the time of this work, and later became part of Glasgow. The view from above the town is a popular one, as Saltire Gallerie has another view of Dunoon from above by Scottish artist Patrick Downie...
Category
Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Pencil
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) Portrait of a young man, signed drawing
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)
Portrait of a young man
Signed lower rightt
Black pencil on paper
23.7 x 17.6 cm
In good condition
Framed : 40 x 34 cm
This fine portrait of a young man...
Category
Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Madonna and Child - Colored Chalk Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna and Child is a beautiful colored chalk low relief realized in the 19th Century by Anonymous Artist.
Frame included: 96x70 cm.
Good condition except some minor cracks and lo...
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Watercolour study of a resting infant, possibly the artist's daughter
Located in Maidenhead, GB
William Henry Hunt OWS (1790-1864) (attrib.)
Study of a resting infant
Watercolour and graphite heightened with zinc oxide on paper
13.9 x 18.5 cm.; (within frame) 31.1 x 25.6 cm.
P...
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Victorian 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Academic master drawing: Allegorical Scene artist in Musée d'Orsay
Located in Norwich, GB
A fascinating allegorical scene by French master Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924), an artist known for the allegorical and history paintings. His grandfather was the Count Joseph van R...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Portrait of a Young Boy
By Cuno Amiet 1
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is from my private collection. It is artist pencil signed and numbered. It is in very good condition.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
Study of a Kneeling Figure, from the Circle of Enrico Reffo
Charcoal on lightly toned paper
47 x 32 cm
Late 19th – early 20th century
From the atelier of one of Reffo’s pupils
This ...
Category
Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Charcoal on paper with light watercolor wash
Size: 45 x 37.5 cm
Turin, late 19th – early 20th century
Sheet from the Turi...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Accademic Study of girl’s head. By Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
Academic studi of girl’s head.
Charcoal on colored paper.
By Enrico Reffo.
This artwork is part of a collection of approximately twenty preparatory drawings, figure studies, and ske...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Tree and Fence, East Hartford, Connecticut (New England Landscape)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Category
American Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene style of Turner
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Landscape Watercolour of a Venice Street Market scene very much in the style of Turner
Anyone who is a fan of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon will love this painting! Venice ...
Category
Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Hanged - Drawing by Alfred Grévin - Late-19 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in ink and Watercolor realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century
In good conditions.
Alfred Grévin (1827- 1892),
was a 19th-century caricatur...
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink, Pencil
Carretto Siciliano (Sicilian Carriage) - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored and watermarked paper"J. Whatm Turkey M.", 1820 c.a.
Beautiful watercolour representing a typical Italian scene of ordinary life in XIX century: people...
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Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Paul Augustus Mulready (Irish 1804-1864) - c.1839 Watercolour, Mary Walker
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait in watercolour and pencil depicting Mary Walker, sister of Richard Walker M.P. of Notting Hill. Part of a pair of portrait studies of Richard Walker's siblings wi...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
F.C.H. - Framed 19th Century Watercolour, A Catch for Supper
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century watercolour depicting two figures disappointed with their catch at their usual rocky river spot. The two men can be seen stand to the right of the scene astonishe...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. Henry Earp Senior (1831-1914) - Framed Watercolour, Riverside Grazing
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful watercolour scene depicts a small group of cattle grazing in a landscape. A windmill stands to the far left of the view, set back from a large sweeping river. The wat...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Pastel - Portrait of Lizzie Ornsby
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait depicting Lizzie Ornsby, daughter of Captain Dalgairns. The artist depicts her in the grounds of a grand house. She leans on a stone pillar as she sketches a flow...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
19th Century Watercolour - Lady in a Lace Bonnet
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolor portrait depicting a lady in profile wearing a lace bonnet. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame with ornate foliate details. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
English School watercolour, Figures on a country track with a castle beyond
Located in Harkstead, GB
A lovely rural scene with figures walking on a country track, pausing for a moment to chat and gaze over towards the castle in the woods.
Circle of William Leighton Leitch (1804-188...
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English School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
G. G. - 19th Century Watercolour, Mourning
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour scene depicting a mourning family gathered around the bedside of their loved one. The artist shows two weeping women and a child looking upon the flower g...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Tale Under Candlelight
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1882
Medium: Watercolor on Card Stock
Dimensions: 12.75" x 9.75"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
A Tale Under Candlelight, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazi...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pre-Raphaelite, early 19th Century drawing by the British artist Lord Leighton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896)
A Medieval Allegory
pencil on paper
the fragment measures approx. 19.1/2 x 13 in.
(49.5 x 33 cm.)
Provenance: Gifted by Leighton to his cousin Edith Emily Jellicorse, nee Garnham, and thence by descent.
We would like to thank Daniel Robins, the curator at Leighton House for the authenticating this work in full.
Daniel has suggested this study would have been executed when Leighton was studying in Frankfurt
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He received his artistic training on the European continent, first from Eduard von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. According to Daniel Robbins, the curator at Leighton House, This drawing comes from the time Leighton studied under Eduard von Steinle. He then studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. From 1855 to 1859 he lived in Paris, where he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet. In 1860, he moved to London, where he associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96). American art critic Earl Shinn claimed at the time that "Except Leighton, there is scarce any one capable of putting up a correct frescoed figure in the archway of the Kensington Museum." His paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Leighton was knighted at Windsor in 1878 and was created a baronet, of Holland Park Road eight years later. He was the first painter to be given a peerage. Leighton remained a bachelor and rumours of him having an illegitimate child with one of his models, in addition to the supposition that Leighton may have been a homosexual, continue to be debated. On his death his barony was extinguished after existing for only a day; this is a record in the Peerage. His house in Holland Park, London has been turned into a museum. It contains many of his drawings and paintings, as well as some of his former art collection including a painting dedicated to Leighton by Sir John Everett Millais. The house also features many of Leighton's inspirations, including his collection of Iznik tiles. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Arab Hall. Leighton was an enthusiastic volunteer soldier, enrolling with the first group to join the 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps (later to be known as the Artists Rifles...
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Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Pastel & Pencil on Paper.The Chapel Saint Pierre, Villefranche, South of France.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th century pastel drawing view of the Chapel Saint Pierre at Villefranche, with the harbour beyond, by British artist Hercules Brabazon Brabazon...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
Daniel Saint was a prominent French miniaturist who lived between 1778 and 1847. Born in Paris, Saint was the son of a jeweler and initially began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop. However, he soon discovered his passion for painting and turned his attention to miniatures, which were highly popular in 18th and 19th-century Europe.
Saint was a highly skilled artist and quickly gained a reputation for his miniature portraits, which were characterized by their delicate detail and fine brushwork. His works often featured prominent figures from French society, including members of the royal family and high-ranking officials. He also painted portraits of wealthy patrons, many of whom commissioned him to create highly personalized works.
Saint's style was highly influenced by the neoclassical movement, which emphasized clarity, simplicity, and rationality. He often used a limited color palette, focusing on soft pastels and muted tones, which helped to accentuate the delicate features of his subjects. His compositions were typically centered around the face, with little background or context to distract from the subject.
Despite his success as a miniaturist, Saint was not immune to the changing tastes of the art world. In the mid-19th century, photography began to gain popularity, and many artists who specialized in portraiture found themselves struggling to compete with the speed and accuracy of this new medium. However, Saint continued to work and develop his craft, adapting his style to the changing tastes of his clients and experimenting with new techniques and materials.
In addition to his work as a miniaturist, Saint was also a skilled draftsman and created a number of highly detailed and intricate drawings and sketches. He was also known for his use of unconventional materials, such as hair, which he would incorporate into his miniature portraits to add texture and depth.
Today, Saint's works are highly prized by collectors and are held in museums and private collections around the world. His legacy as a master of miniature portraiture lives on, and his influence can still be seen in the work of contemporary artists who specialize in this unique and challenging medium.
More information:
Artist: Daniel Saint (1778-1847) France
Title: Portrait of a French Gentleman...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
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