Pastoral Scenes
Pretty Baa-Lambs
Ford Madox Brown
A charming Victorian pastoral scene featuring a mother, child, and lambs bathed in bright, natural light.
Mid 19th Century
Realist observation, academic portraiture, and luminous landscapes rooted in everyday life.
This period brings together quieter landscapes, portraiture, and richly observed scenes with a more intimate mood.
Figure Studies
The Elder Sister (La soeur aînée)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
A tender and luminous study of sibling affection by the celebrated master of French Academic painting.
Figure Studies
Mother and Child
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe
A tender 19th-century domestic scene capturing a mother and child in an elegant, sunlit interior.