Art for the Library

An elegant 19th-century portrait of a man with a striking beard, captured with dignified poise.

An atmospheric 18th-century depiction of dervishes in a quiet moment of communal dining and music.

A whimsical 17th-century 'Singerie' painting depicting a monkey in a feathered cap smoking a pipe with an owl companion.

An elegant seventeenth-century double portrait of two artists in their studio, rendered with scholarly refinement.

An elegant 18th-century self-portrait featuring masterfully rendered textures and a sophisticated trompe-l'oeil composition.

An intimate and characterful 18th-century portrait of the Scottish philosopher David Hume by Allan Ramsay.

A masterfully detailed 18th-century satirical scene by William Hogarth depicting the domestic aftermath of a night of separate excesses.

A refined 19th-century portrait of a gentleman, capturing a sense of scholarly dignity and classic elegance.

A refined mid-19th-century self-portrait of Ferdinand de Braekeleer in his studio, captured with remarkable detail and professional dignity.

A masterly and dignified 1917 portrait of Major-General H.M. Trenchard by Sir William Orpen.

An intense and masterful mid-19th-century portrait featuring dramatic lighting and a distinguished subject.

A masterfully atmospheric 19th-century depiction of the famed cartographer Abraham Ortelius at work in his private study.