Old World Portraits
Mrs. William Sheldon
Asahel Powers
A charming 19th-century American folk portrait of a woman in an ornate bonnet, rendered with striking flat colors and intricate lace detail.
Old World Portraits
Scholarly portraits and old-world figures with gravity.
Richly dressed sitters, formal poses, and darker palettes give these portraits their stately, old-world presence.
Old World Portraits
Brother and Sister
Unknown Artist
An endearing mid-19th-century folk-style portrait of siblings posed in a lush landscape.
Old World Portraits
Hannah Fisher Stedman
Asahel Powers
This charming 19th-century American folk portrait captures a young woman in refined dress holding a small red book.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of an Old Man
Ivan Žabota
A dignified portrait of an elderly man in rustic attire, captured in soft outdoor light.