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Lesbia: John Reinhard Weguelin

Lesbia: John Reinhard Weguelin

July 30, 2021 Art History Co 0
John Reinhard Weguelin was a British painter who emulated the style of Lawrence Alma-Tadema as can be seen in Lesbia from 1878.
William Blake Richmond: Hera in the House of Hephaistos

Hera in the House of Hephaistos: William Blake Richmond

July 2, 2021 Art History Co 0
William Blake Richmond was a Neoclassical painter of the Victorian age in Britain who painted Hera in the House of Hephaistos around 1902
Benjamin West: Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky: Benjamin West

October 31, 2020 Art History Co 0
Benjamin West's Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky depicts his namesake looking to the heavens in a dramatic scene.
John Reinhard Weguelin: The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat

The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat: John Reinhard Weguelin

October 25, 2020 Art History Co 0
John Reinhard Weguelin was known for his mythological and historical subjects which can be seen in The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat.
John Reinhard Weguelin: The Mermaid of Zennor

The Mermaid of Zennor: John Reinhard Weguelin

October 24, 2020 Art History Co 0
John Reinhard Weguelin's 1900 painting The Mermaid of Zennor is taken from a Cornish folk tale about a man running away with a mermaid.
John Reinhard Weguelin: The Gardens of Adonis

The Gardens of Adonis: John Reinhard Weguelin

October 18, 2020 Art History Co 0
John Reinhard Weguelin paints in 1888 a funeral scene from Greek mythology in The Gardens of Adonis.
Antoine-Jean Gros: General Baston de Lariboisière and His Son Ferdinand

General Baston de Lariboisière and His Son Ferdinand: Antoine-Jean Gros

September 19, 2020 Art History Co 0
Antoine-Jean Gros painted General Baston de Lariboisière and His Son Ferdinand in 1805, a year after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Portrait of Christine Boyer

Portrait of Christine Boyer: Antoine-Jean Gros

September 19, 2020 Art History Co 0
Here is an 1800 portrait of Christine Boyer by Antoine-Jean Gros, as a member of the then ascendant Bonaparte family.
Gainsborough Dupont: Henry Fiennes Pelham Clinton

Henry Fiennes Pelham Clinton: Gainsborough Dupont

September 6, 2020 Art History Co 0
Gainsborough Dupont paints Henry Fiennes Pelham Clinton with an expression of stern authority in this Neoclassical work.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Portrait of General Claude Legrand

Portrait of General Claude Legrand: Antoine-Jean Gros

August 22, 2020 Art History Co 0
In 1810 French artist Antoine-Jean Gros painted a portrait of General Claude Legrand who was a distinguished general of Napoleon.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Equestrian Portrait of Prince Boris Yusupov

Equestrian Portrait of Prince Boris Yusupov: Antoine-Jean Gros

August 22, 2020 Art History Co 0
Antoine-Jean Gros Gros was commissioned by the boy's father to paint this spirited piece Equestrian Portrait of Prince Boris Yusupov in 1809.
Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry: Charlotte Corday

Charlotte Corday: Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry

July 12, 2020 Art History Co 0
Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry's Charlotte Corday can be seen as a riposte to Jacques-Louis David's treatment of the same subject, the assassination Marat.
Jacques-Louis David: Anne-Marie-Louise Thélusson, Countess of Sorcy

Anne-Marie-Louise Thélusson, Countess of Sorcy: Jacques-Louis David

July 11, 2020 Art History Co 0
Jacques-Louis David's portrait of Anne-Marie-Louise Thélusson, Countess of Sorcy was painted in 1790 at the begining of the French Revolution
Constance Marie Charpentier: Melancholy

Melancholy: Constance Marie Charpentier

April 26, 2020 Art History Co 0
Melancholy is a painting of a female figure here slumped over in a depressive state by French painter Constance Marie Charpentier.
Jean-André Rixens: The Death of Cleopatra

The Death of Cleopatra: Jean-André Rixens

January 10, 2020 Art History Co 0
The Death of Cleopatra is a highly finished scene at the border between classical composition and naturalistic style by French painter Jean-André Rixens.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Napoleon Accepts the Surrender of Madrid, 4th December 1808

Antoine-Jean Gros: Napoleon Accepts the Surrender of Madrid

November 27, 2019 Art History Co 0
Napoleon Accepts the Surrender of Madrid, 4th December 1808 is a Neo-classic painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Napoleon at the Pyramids in 1798

Antoine-Jean Gros: Napoleon at the Pyramids in 1798

November 10, 2019 Art History Co 0
Antoine-Jean Gros' Napoleon at the Pyramids in 1798, painted 12 years after the event in 1810 shows a packed battle scene filled with action
Jacques-Louis David: Mars Being Disarmed by Venus

Jacques-Louis David: Mars Being Disarmed by Venus

November 9, 2019 Art History Co 0
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus is French Neo-classical painter Jacques-Louis David's final work, painted in 1824.
Antoine-Jean Gros: Hercules and Diomedes

Antoine-Jean Gros: Hercules and Diomedes

November 8, 2019 Art History Co 0
1835's Hercules and Diomedes is Antoine-Jean Gros' final painting and depicts the seventh labour of Hercules
Paul Delaroche: Joan of Arc Being Interrogated

Joan of Arc Being Interrogated: Paul Delaroche

November 8, 2019 Art History Co 0
French artist Paul Delaroche painted the historic scene of Joan of Arc Being Interrogated in 1824 in the French Neoclassical style.

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