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Art Victorian Era 

40 Fine Art Paintings by Émile Vernon

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 David James children, Emile Vernon, Ladies, paintings, Victorian

Émile Vernon (1872-1919) was a French fine arts painter. Studying at the School of Fine Arts Tours in the Loire

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Art Victorian Era 

Victorian Artist John Brett

June 23, 2016August 16, 2016 David James landscapes, paintings, pre-raphaelite, seascapes

John Brett (1831 – 1902). British. Known for his highly detailed landscapes and influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, John Brett

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Art Victorian Era 

Dante Gabriel Rossetti—art meets poetry

June 21, 2016March 6, 2017 David James paintings, Rossetti, women

Dante Gabriel Rossetti—even his name is a work of art. It is said that to understand him, we must first understand

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Art Victorian Era 

American Impressionist Painter Childe Hassam: A 5-Minute Guide

May 27, 2016 David James Childe Hassam, impressionism, New York, paintings, paris

Click to scroll directly to the gallery of Victorian and Edwardian ladies, or continue to read the artist summary below.

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The Georgian Era Victorian Era 

12 Paintings That Tell Stories from Auguste Toulmouche

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 David James Dresses, paintings, Regency

French artist Auguste Toulmouche (1829 – 1890) loved to tell stories. But instead of putting quill to paper, he put brush to

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Art Victorian Era 

30 Beautiful Paintings by Berthe Morisot

April 24, 2016May 11, 2017 David James 19th century, Berthe Morisot, impressionism, paintings

In 1894, famed art critic Gustave Geffroy described Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond, and Mary Cassatt as “les trois grandes dames” (the three great

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Art Victorian Era 

20 Romantic Dreamscapes from 19th Century artist Frederic Edwin Church

April 12, 2016June 29, 2016 David James 19th century, art, Frederic Edwin Church, paintings, Romanticism

Frederic Edwin Church loved to dream. He dreamed of mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. He dreamed of exotic lands shrouded in

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Art Victorian Era 

40 Pissarro Paintings of French Country Life

April 1, 2016May 29, 2016 David James art, Camille Pissarro, France, impressionism, Impressionist, paintings

Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903) loved to paint rural scenes from nature. He loved to express the beauty and truth

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Art Victorian Era 

30 Romantic Russian Paintings of Ships at Sea by Ivan Aivazovsky

March 29, 2016June 6, 2017 David James paintings, Russian, seascapes, Ships

Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 – 1900) loved the sea. Considered one of the greatest marine artists in history, during his 60-year

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Art Victorian Era 

30 Beautiful Impressionist Paintings from Frank Myers Boggs “An American in Paris”

March 23, 2016April 4, 2016 David James 19th century, American, France, Frank Myers Boggs, Impressionist, paintings, paris

The Impressionist painter Frank Myers Boggs loved France. He loved the quays and monuments along the Seine in Paris. He loved

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