Early 19th Century

A striking 19th-century naturalist study of a toucan, rendered with fine detail and bold, graphic contrast.

An exquisite 19th-century Indian miniature depicting the attendants of Shakuntala preparing for a beauty ritual amidst a verdant garden.

A beautiful Indian miniature painting depicting Rama and Sita amidst a lush, stylized forest landscape.

A vibrant Indian miniature painting depicting the legendary discovery of the infant Sita from the Ramayana.

A vibrant 19th-century Indian miniature depicting a royal hunt interrupted by sages in a lush mountain landscape.

This 1820 oil sketch by Johan Christian Dahl captures a luminous Neapolitan vista framed by the rugged interior of a coastal grotto.

An intricate 19th-century Indian miniature painting depicting a royal sacrificial ritual within a lush, stylized forest.

A masterful 19th-century study of light and stone, capturing the rugged limestone cliffs of the French Provence.

A charming 19th-century coastal scene capturing a quiet moment between an artist and his young subject on a sun-drenched Mediterranean shore.

This evocative 1834 landscape captures a quiet wooden church nestled beneath a sweeping, atmospheric Norwegian sky.

A lone fisherman stands before the sweeping vista of Derwentwater under a vast, atmospheric sky.