Old World Portraits
John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn
Henry Raeburn
A dignified late 18th-century group portrait by Henry Raeburn, capturing a quiet moment between three figures.
Art for the Library
Heritage-rich, bookish works with depth, formality, and quiet authority.
Rich tones and heritage subjects add depth and quiet authority to a room made for reading.
Dark Academia
Ruins in Nîmes, Orange, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Hubert Robert
A masterful architectural landscape by Hubert Robert featuring the majestic ruins of ancient Rome set against an atmospheric sky.
oil paint
View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
A luminous and detailed 19th-century view of Roman ruins and city architecture.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Jean-François Champollion
Léon Cogniet
A dignified 19th-century portrait of the scholar Jean-François Champollion, captured with a warm, atmospheric glow.
Dark Academia
Dégagement de la Cathédrale Saint-André
Léo Drouyn
A dramatic 19th-century view of Saint-André Cathedral in Bordeaux, capturing the atmospheric clearing of its historic urban surroundings.