Mid 19th Century

This grand 19th-century history painting depicts a dramatic gathering in Siena’s iconic Piazza del Campo.

An evocative Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece depicting two sisters in a luminous English landscape under a double rainbow.

A striking mid-19th-century portrait of the Iowa chief Mew-hu-she-kaw (The White Cloud) by George Catlin.

A dramatic 19th-century hunting scene filled with movement, tension, and atmospheric light.

A dramatic 19th-century maritime scene capturing the HNLMS Medusa in a naval engagement within the Shimonoseki Strait.

A dynamic and spirited Impressionist study capturing the speed and energy of a horse race.

A stunning Pre-Raphaelite coastal landscape from 1860, capturing a vibrant rainbow over the English town of Walton-on-the-Naze.

A luminous Victorian panorama capturing the contrast between a rustic foreground and the industrial horizon of 19th-century Manchester.

An elegant Orientalist masterpiece by Fausto Zonaro capturing a formal diplomatic procession in late 19th-century Istanbul.