Old World Portraits
Lady Bampfylde
Joshua Reynolds
This 18th-century masterpiece by Joshua Reynolds captures the refined elegance of Lady Bampfylde in a soft, atmospheric landscape.
18th Century
Rococo elegance, neoclassical restraint, and refined portraiture with decorative ease.
Portraits, landscapes, and decorative works from the 1700s bring refinement, softness, and a sense of grace.
Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
An elegant 18th-century self-portrait featuring the artist in a feathered straw hat, holding her painter's palette.
Old World Portraits
Empress Maria Theresa
Jean-Étienne Liotard
This elegant 18th-century pastel portrait captures Empress Maria Theresa in a moment of quiet dignity and refined grace.
Old World Portraits
Princess Marie Adélaïde of France as Air
Jean-Marc Nattier
An elegant Rococo portrait of Princess Marie Adélaïde of France personifying the element of air.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
A masterful late 18th-century portrait capturing the soft, luminous presence of a French aristocrat.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Greek Woman at the Bath
Joseph-Marie Vien
An elegant neoclassical scene depicting the quiet intimacy of a Greek bath.