Traditional Still Lifes
Still Life with Fruit, Cakes and Wine
Raphaelle Peale
A refined 19th-century American still life capturing the elegant textures of glass, fruit, and confectionery in soft, atmospheric light.
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.
Dark Academia
The Drawing Lesson
Louis Moritz
An elegant 19th-century genre scene depicting an artist and her tutor engaged in a drawing lesson within a refined interior.
oil paint
City Wall with Gunpowder Magazine
Carel Jacobus Behr, Gijsbertus Craeyvanger
A finely detailed 19th-century Dutch cityscape featuring a stone fortification and tranquil harbor scene.
Old World Portraits
Sir David Wilkie
Andrew Geddes
An elegant 19th-century portrait of the artist Sir David Wilkie, capturing a moment of thoughtful repose in a rich, atmospheric interior.
Coastal Classics
The Low Lighthouse, North Shields
Robert Salmon
A majestic maritime scene featuring a detailed sailing ship and a prominent lighthouse under a soft, atmospheric sky.