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Dramatic oil paintings depicting theatrical moments and gatherings, showcasing rich colors and elaborate costumes in period settings.

Group Portrait by Francois-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775) - painting on canvas.     Date: 1756
Group Portrait by Francois-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775) - painting on canvas. Date: 1756
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Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv. Date/Period: 1789. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 157.8 cm (62.1 in); Width: 220.7 cm (86.8 in). Author: Johann Heinrich Ramberg.
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A Musical Company, Jan Network (I), 1673 painting Musicing company. Interior with two ladies and gentlemen who make music around a table. A woman plays on the cello while the other three sing from songbooks. A boy with a dog plays on the right.  canvas. oil paint (paint)  instrumental and vocal music together. one person playing string instrument (bowed). viola, violoncello; double bass. dog. child playing with animals
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Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci, Oil on canvas, 40x50,5 cm, 1818. Museum: PETIT PALAIS PARIS FRANCIA. Author: JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES.
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GARNIER, Michel (1753-1819). The Departure of the Dragon Guard. Rococo. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. MusŽe Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum).
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Gallant Company, Pieter Codde, 1633
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Michel Garnier (1753-1819). "The departure of the Dragon", 1789. Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Cavalier, departure, dragon, say goodbye, family, soldier, oil on canvas
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The Family of Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans (1747-1793) at the Palais-Royal, 1776 by Cibot, Edouard (1799-1877) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1837 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 67x54,5 / History painting
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Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons - Johan Zoffany, circa 1765
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Group Portrait by Francois-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775) - painting on canvas.     Date: 1756
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The Doctor's Visit, by Jan Steen, circa 1660-2, Royal Art Gallery, Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague, Netherlands, Europe
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The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-Shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten, c. 1850 - c. 1870 painting The princess of Orange, Maria Henriëtta Stuart, the widow of Prince Willem II, visits the studio of Bartholomeus van der Helst. In the background the 'Schuttersmaaltijd' of 1648 (SK-C-2). The princess has a range in hand, she is accompanied by two gentlemen and a woman. Netherlands panel. oil paint (paint)  workshop, studio ~ painter. visiting; receiving guests; elegant company
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Reyer Reyersz van der Burch (1630-1695), Ammunition Officer attached to the Arsenal of the States-General, Delft, with his Wife Geertruid Graswinckel and their Children Frank, Cornelis, Reyer, Maria and Alida. Dating: 1670 - 1680. Measurements: h 207 cm × w 306 cm × t 4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Cornelis de Man (attributed to). Wallerant Vaillant (rejected attribution).
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Meeting of friends in the house of Biberius, No One Spoke No one spoke there Nemo loquebatur, NELRI series (series title), draughtsman: Sara Troost, after: Cornelis Troost, 1770, paper, brush, h 278 mm × w 355 mm
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'Mentor (The Imaginary Invalid)'. Holland. Dimensions: 22x26 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: David Joseph Bles.
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Reception for Augustus the Strong in the Berlin Palace 1728 Antoine Pesne (1683-1757 French) Oil on canvas Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany
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Concert Champêtre ca. 1734 Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French This delicate pastel landscape with elegant figures illustrates what Pater avowed: that he owed everything to Watteau. The ladies' dresses are more or less contemporary while the short jacket, ruff, and shoe ribbons of the man with the walking stick are reminiscent of costumes for the theater. The marble putti with a dolphin must form part of a fountain hidden in shrubbery. They underline the playful nature of the subject. The painting is one of a pair. The pendant, signed and dated 1734, is in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.. Concert Champêtre 437256
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Matrimonio a la moda: El contrato. Museum: NATIONAL GALLERY LONDRES G. BRETAÑA. Author: WILLIAM HOGARTH.
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The toilet, Jan Lodewijk Jonxis, 1830 - 1850
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The Music Lesson, by Louis Moritz, 1808, Dutch painting, oil on panel. The women are practicing a duet for guitar and voice directed by their music teacher. The painter used himself as the model for the teacher (BSLOC_2016_2_84)
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Diederik Baron van Leyden van Vlaardingen (1695-1764). Burgomaster of Leiden, with his Wife Sophia Dina de Rovere and their Sons Pieter, Jan en Adriaan Pompejus. Dating: 1728. Measurements: h 88 cm × w 95 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van Mieris (mentioned on object).
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'Sextet (Spanish Concert)'. France, 1768. Dimensions: 145,5x193,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Louis-Michel Vanloo.
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'Glass of Lemonade'. Holland, 1660s. Dimensions: 67,2x54 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: GERARD TER BORCH.
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Franz Christoph Janneck (1703-1761), Gallant Meeting.
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Three men in chamber by Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev, oil on canvas , 1874, 1830-1904, Russia, Saratov, State A. Radishchev Art Museum, 142x112
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Gallent', c1820-1857. Artist: Achille Deveria. Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Deveria (1800-1857) was a French painter and lithographer known for his portraits of famous writers and artists.
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Aristocracy, by Stanislav Khlebovsky, oil on canvas, 1858, Classicism, Poland, 1835-1884, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 113x176
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The Spendthrift or the Wasteful Woman, act III, scene V, from the Play by Thomas Asselijn (Joanna and the Polish Jewish Traders). Dating: 1741. Measurements: h 68.5 cm × w 86 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Cornelis Troost (signed by artist).
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The Appeal. Otto Erdmann (1834-1905). Oil on canvas. 112.4 x 144.8cm
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Queen Victoria Presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor', c1861. Artist: Thomas Jones Barker. Thomas Jones Barker(1815-1882) was an English historical and portrait painter.
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A matrimonial dispute: a young man looks aggressive as a young woman is accused before her father (). Mezzotint.
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Seventeenth-Century Interior. Seventeenth-century inner house. Interior with a man and a woman seated at a table. The man has a pipe in hand and reads a letter or leaflet. The woman is tight. There is a glass and glass on the table. On the left a fireplace and a painting. At the front right is a cat on a chair.
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'Duet'. Holland, Circa 1660. Dimensions: 57x50 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Joost van Geel.
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Empress Eugenie Surrounded By Her Ladies In Waiting, The (After F. X. Winterhalter) Garcia, M.(19th C.- ) Oil On Canvas Christie's Images, London, England
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The painter's family, 1621-1622, by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), oil on canvas, 181x187 cm.
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Banquet. Horemans, Jan Josef, I (1682-1759), painter
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LONGHI, Pietro Falca, called Pietro (1702-1785). The Fortune-Teller. 1750s. Rococo. Oil on canvas. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Ca' Rezzonico.
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APARICIO INGLADA, Jos_ (1773-1838). Godoy Presenting Peace to Charles IV. 1796. Allegory of the Peace of Basel (1795) which ended the Convention War between Spain and France. Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. St. Fernando Royal Academy Museum.
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The Artist and His Family The Artist's Family The West Family Signed and dated, lower left: "B. West, 1770/72?" mostly illegible, Benjamin West, 1738-1820, American
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Portrait of the Actor and Theatre Producer David Garrick by German Artist Johan Zoffany dated 1762
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The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881. 73.3 x 90.8cm.
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'The Studio of Antonio Muñoz Degrain', 1867, Oil on panel, 38 cm x 50 cm, P04484. Author: FRANCISCO DOMINGO MARQUES (1842-1920). Location: CASON DEL BUEN RETIRO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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A Captivated Audience.     Emil Brack (1860-1905). Oil on canvas. 84.5 x 118.7cm.
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Little Bo Peep. George Bernard O'Neill (1828-1917). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1875. 72 x 93cm.
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Allegory of the Engagement of Louis XV with the Infanta Marie-Anne-Victoire of Spain Nicolas de Largillierre. Allegory of the Engagement of Louis XV with the Infant Marie-Anne-Victoire of Spain. Oil on canvas. 1722.
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Manuel García Hispaleto / 'The Marriage Ceremony of Basilio and Quiteria (Don Quixote, Chapter XXI)'. 1881. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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EDUCACION DEL PRINCIPE DON JUAN SUPERVISADA POR ISABEL LA CATOLICA - 1877 - 3,25x4,87 - Nº INVENTARIO 24 - DETALLE - Conjunto nº 4337. Author: SALVADOR MARTINEZ CUBELLS (1845-1914). Location: SENADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. Catholic Monarchs. CANO DIEGO. ISABEL LA CATOLICA (1451-1504) ISABEL I DE CASTILL. PRINCIPE JUAN (1478-1497). HIJOS DE LOS REYES CATOLICOS.
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La Place des Vosges on a music day: People listening to the orchestra on the bandstand. Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) American painter.  Paris France
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A Group Portrait of the Craven Children, full-length, before an Arch with a Landscape Beyond. Thomas Beach (1738-1806). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1776.  241.2 x 304.7cm.
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Jan Steen, Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson), 1667 Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)
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The Music Lesson. Like The Drawing Lesson, The Music Lesson is set in an interior with a view through to another space. Above the door is a marble relief of the Greek god Apollo playing his lyre. The two women are practising a duet for guitar and voice under the direction of their music teacher. According to tradition, the painter himself served as the model for the teacher.
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Alfred Johannot (1800-1837). "François I and Charles V". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 26358-18 Chamber, Emperor, Patient, King France, Renaissance, Holy Germanic Empire, bed
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Don Juan by Stepanov, Klavdi Petrovich (1854-1910) Private Collection 1897 Oil on canvas Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Mythology, Allegory and Literature Painting
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Garden scene by Louis Gabriel Eugene Isabey, oil on canvas, 1852, 1803-1886, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 41x29, 5
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The Casino, follower of Pietro Longhi, 1720 - 1790
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LABILLE-GUIARD, Adela¥de (1749-1803). Louise-Elisabeth of France, Duchess of Parma (1727-1759). late 18th c. Rococo. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.
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The consolation of the absence Nicolas Lavreince (Lafrensen Niklas, says). "The consolation of absence". Gouache on paper, circa 1778. Paris, museum cognacq-jay.
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Uvedale Tomkyns Price (1685-1764) and Members of His Family possibly early 1730s Bartholomew Dandridge British. Uvedale Tomkyns Price (1685-1764) and Members of His Family. Bartholomew Dandridge (British, London 1691-in or after 1754 London). possibly early 1730s. Oil on canvas. Paintings
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Five Ladies in an Interior. Dating: c. 1630 - c. 1652. Measurements: support: h 94.1 cm; suport: w 141.8 cm; d 5.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Dirck van Delen (attributed to). Bartholomeus van Bassen (attributed to).
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'Oyster Eaters'. Holland, 1659. Dimensions: 44,5x34,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Frans Jansz van Mieris I.
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LA ABDICACION DE CARLOS VII (FUTURO CARLOS III DE ESPAÑA) Y TOMA DE FERNANDO IV DE NAPOLES - SIGLO XVIII. Author: JOLI, ANTONIO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Nevrev, Nikolai Vasilyevich (1830-1904) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Painting 48,3x61,3 Genre  The Market. The sale of serfs
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Jose del Castillo (1737-1793). Spanish painter. A Stroll beside the Large Pond of El Retiro, 1780. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid).
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Devotion of Eustache de Saint-Pierre during Siege of Calais by the English in 1347, painting by Jean Simon Berthelemy. France, 14th century.
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Painting of Henry Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely and wife Frances Monroe, Countess of Ely 1775. Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Borch, Gérard Ter (n.1617 - D.1681), gallant conversation (main title), 1652. Oil on canvas. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris. Galante conversation (main title) La Fiancée (title Anci
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Drouais, Franois-Hubert (1727-1775) National Gallery, London Painting 217x156,8 Portrait  Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) at her Tambour Frame
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'El regreso de la Guerra de África', 1861, Oil on canvas, 55,7 x 41 cm. Author: EDUARDO CANO DE LA PEÑA (1823-1897). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Vegetable Market. Dating: 1655 - 1665. Measurements: h 71 cm × w 91 cm; d 8.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Nicolaes Maes.
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Excusez-Moi Henry Andrews (D.1868 British)
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Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell). Artist: Jan Ekels the Younger (Dutch, Amsterdam 1759-1793 Amsterdam). Dimensions: 25 7/8 x 23 1/2 in. (65.7 x 59.7 cm). Date: probably 1791. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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ISABEL DE FARNESIO (1692-1766) - REINA DE ESPAÑA - SEGUNDA ESPOSA DE FELIPE V - SIGLO XVIII. Author: LOUIS-MICHEL VAN LOO (1707-1771). Location: PALACIO REAL-INTERIOR. LA GRANJA DE SAN ILDEFONSO. SEGOVIA. SPAIN. ELISABETH FARNESE. FELIPE V DE BORBON 2ª ESPOSA.
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Washington resigns from office on 23 December 1783 in Annapolis, George Washington, 1732-1799, First President of the United States, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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News of the Peace of Villafranca, 1862, by Domenico Induno (1815-1878), oil on canvas, 182x286 cm. Detail.
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The Love Letter, Jacob Ochtervelt, 1670's, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America
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At The Solicitor's. Gustave Mattele (19th Century). Oil On Canvas, 1892.
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Masonic music. Mozart seated on the right. 18th century. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Location: KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM / MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES. WIEN. AUSTRIA. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART. ESTERHAZY NICOLAUS PRINCIPE. Schikaneder.
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Franz Liszt at the Piano, Josef Danhauser, circa 1840
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France, 18th century. Marie Antoinette receiving the ambassadors of Tiphoo-Sahib or Tipu Sahib in Saint Cloud park, August 8, 1788. Watercolor by Asselin. Detail.
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Conversation in the park, 1746, by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), oil on canvas, 73x68 cm.
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ROSALES, Eduardo (1836-1873). Queen Isabella's Will. 1864. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.
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The King's Escape from Hampton Court. Pieter Angillis (1685-1734). Oil on canvas. 63 x 75.5cm.
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A Moment of Reflection. Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953). Oil on canvas. Dated 1927. 36 x 51cm.
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Reading a letter. Borch, Gerard ter, II (1617-1681), painter
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'La Boudeuse (The Capricious Girl)'. France, Circa 1718. Dimensions: 42x34 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANTOINE WATTEAU.
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The Amsterdam Merchant Jeremias van Collen (1619-1707) with his Wife and their Twelve Children. Dating: 1655 - 1657. Measurements: h 107 cm × w 155 cm; d 7 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Pieter van Anraedt (attributed to).
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Singleton, Henry, Green, Valentine, The Child restored, print, prent, prints, prenten, height mm, width mm, Engels, 1739-10-16 - 1813-06-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1749 - 1813, paper, papier, mezzotint, 1766-10-19 - 1839-09-15
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King Stanis And August Poniatowski in St. Petersburg; Moniuszko, Jan Czes AW (1853-1908); around 1880 1910 (1880-00-00-1910-00-00);Stanisław August Poniatowski (Polish King - 1732-1798), Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, fireplaces, mirror, paintings in the picture, sitting characters, genre scenes in the interior, Sarmatian costumes, bedrooms, palace interiors, clocks
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Louis of France, Grand Dauphin (1661-1711), with his family by Mignard, Pierre (1612-1695) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1687 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 211,5x202 / Baroque
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Portrait of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and his Family, by Pierre Prud'hon, 1801-02, French painting, oil on canvas. Schimmelpenninck was President of the National Assembly in 1796. This family portrait was painted in Paris when he was Ambassador to France (BSLOC_2016_2_82)
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Gerard van Honthorst Showing the Drawings of his Pupil Louise of Bohemia to Amalia van Solms, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten, 1854 painting The painter Gerard van Honthorst shows Amalia van Solms the drawings of his student Louise van Bohemen. On the left is a painting on a donkey for a bench with sketchbooks and a portfolio, on the right the painter with palette and brushes in hand.  panel. oil paint (paint)  historical persons. historical persons - BB - woman. criticizing and discussing art, art criticism
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Pierre Vigneron (1789-1872). "An ambulance in 1814, during the French campaign". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 34275-1 Ampute, amputation, bandage, injure, French campaign, Napoleonian campaign, doctor, French soldier, death, priest, pray, health, treat, care, dog, oil on canvas
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Flowers for her Ladyship. Cesare Auguste Detti (1847-1914). Oil on panel. Signed and dated Roma, 1875. 30.5 x 40.6cm
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Family Group near a Harpsichord, Cornelis Troost, 1739
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Ines de Castro (1325-1355). Queen consort of Portugal. Murder of Ines de Castro at the Monastery of Saint Claire the Older by Alonso Gonzalvez, Pedro Coelho and Diego Lopez Pacheco. Colored engraving. 18th century.
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'The New Song'. Dating: 1740 - 1760. Measurements: h 60 cm × w 77 cm; d 7.2 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Josef Horemans (II).
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MOZART , WOLFGANG AMADEUS. COMPOSITOR AUSTRIACO . 1756 - 1791. " MOZART EN CASA DE MADAME POMPADOUR ". GRABADO SOBRE UN CUADRO DE V . DE PAREDES. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.
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Visits to the convalescent Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759-1825). "The visit to the convalescent". Oil on canvas. Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.
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Marquise de Montespan (1640-1707) and her children by La Fosse, Charles, de (1636-1716) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1675 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait /Baroque
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Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales, with members of her family and household by Van Loo, Jean Baptiste (1684-1745)/ The Royal Collection, London/ 1739/ France/ Oil on canvas/ Rococo/ 220x200,7/ Portrait
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Charles Philips, 1708-1747, British, Tea Party at Lord Harrington's House, St. James's, 1730. Oil on canvas.
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