Art for the Library

A luminous 19th-century watercolor capturing the grand architectural scale of the Temple of Edfu from beneath a shadowed portico.

A soulful character study capturing the weathered features of an elderly woman with masterful, expressive brushwork.

This dramatic 19th-century oil painting depicts the educational awakening of the young Michel de Montaigne through music.

A regal and charming portrait of favorite pets by the preeminent Victorian animal painter, Sir Edwin Landseer.

A luminous 19th-century architectural study of the Arch of Titus, rendered in warm, earthy tones.

A warm and scholarly portrait of a young man accompanied by a flourishing geranium.

A dramatic and tender Baroque-style depiction of the Nativity, characterized by masterful light and shadow.

A striking and intimate mid-19th-century portrait of a man in casual attire, rendered with warm, earthy tones.

A masterfully rendered nineteenth-century study of Sheik Hussein and his son in traditional dress.

An intimate and elegantly composed 19th-century French family portrait set within a classical artist's studio.

A masterly Romantic study of a bay horse in a stable by Théodore Géricault.

A commanding full-length portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in his private study, captured with Neoclassical precision.