Victorian paintings

A Good Read. Guglielmo Zocchi (Italian, b.1874). Oil on canvas. “Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read...

Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 as Rose Alphonsine Plessis in a poor family she was passed around as a child and only moved to Paris when she came of age. While in Paris she was constantly in and out of jobs and soon came to realise that her looks were best asset. So she began her life as a courtesan and began to work her way up to the wealthiest citizens of Paris. Her head was turned by the wealth and her days were now filled with shopping and getting ready for the Salon's, Parties or…

Gaston de Latouche 1854-1913 Frankrijk

A beautiful painting of a young Victorian woman sitting at her desk. DIGITAL FILE: Please note this is a digital painting and no physical product will be shipped. Once you have purchased your artwork, you will receive a confirmation email from Etsy with a download link. You can also access your downloads at any time under Purchases in your profile. You will receive four JPEG files with a minimum quality of 300 DPI, in the following aspect ratios. They are tailored for easy printing in these…

Otto Eerelman 1839-1926 Nederland

WILLIAM POWELL FRITH, R.A.1819-1909Juliet, "O that I were a Glove upon that Hand"

During the Victorian era, the shape and symmetry of a lady’s brows were indicative of both her beauty and her disposition.

size: 12x9in Giclee Print: The Favourite Poet, 1888 by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema : Entertainment The most successful artist of the Victorian era, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 - 1912) resided in London, producing exquisitely detailed renderings of striking figures in classical settings. An eminent Dutch painter, Alma-Tadema created elaborate, idealistic images of ancient Greece and Rome, replete with ethereal men and women, intricate architectural accuracy and realistically textured marble…