Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Young Girl
Hugo Salmson
A gentle and luminous late-19th-century portrait of a young girl captured in a moment of quiet reflection.
Art for the Nursery
Soft, airy works that keep the room calm, gentle, and light.
Gentle color, lighter forms, and a soothing pace make these works feel calm, tender, and easy to live with.
Figure Studies
The Elder Sister (La soeur aînée)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
A tender and luminous study of sibling affection by the celebrated master of French Academic painting.
Figure Studies
A Child Showing Pictures from a Book
Jeanne-Élisabeth Chaudet
A tender Neoclassical scene of childhood curiosity, featuring a young child pointing at an illustration in a book.
Old World Portraits
Princess Victoria aged Four
Stephen Poyntz Denning
A charming Regency-era portrait of the future Queen Victoria as a young child in lavish winter attire.