Old World Portraits
The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
An intimate Biedermeier portrait of a scholar and his wife, rich with realistic textures of satin, lace, and leather-bound volumes.
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.
Figure Studies
Anthony van Dyck in Love with his Model
Égide Charles Gustave Wappers
A charming and romantic 19th-century scene depicting the artist Anthony van Dyck and his muse in a detail-rich studio setting.
Figure Studies
Enfants et Chiens (Children and Dogs)
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
A charming mid-19th-century genre scene depicting children in historical dress playing with their dogs in a sun-dappled woodland.
Pastoral Scenes
The Letter
Martin Drolling
An evocative nineteenth-century interior scene capturing a quiet moment of domestic storytelling.