Old World Portraits
The Leland Sisters
Thomas Sully
An endearing 19th-century portrait of two sisters by Thomas Sully, captured in a warm and luminous style.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Moody Landscapes
Frederiksborg Castle seen from the Northwest
Christen Købke
This atmospheric landscape by Christen Købke captures the majestic red architecture of Frederiksborg Castle in the soft, warm light of the Danish Golden Age.
Coastal Classics
A Wreck on the West Coast of Jutland at Sunset
Carl Frederik Sørensen
A dramatic and evocative coastal scene capturing a shipwreck on a Danish beach beneath a luminous twilight sky.
Coastal Classics
The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig
William Clark
A magnificent 19th-century maritime painting capturing the power of an American packet ship in full sail.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
A Sitting Nubian
Martinus Rørbye
A striking 19th-century portrait of a man in a red cap, seated by a sun-drenched wall and a lush citrus tree.