19th-century

  • Servant (1880)

    Servant (1880)

    Jules Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836–1911)

    A young servant woman, lost in thought, holds a porcelain cup in this intimate, luminous portrait.

  • Portrait Of Mrs. Blair

    Portrait Of Mrs. Blair

    Sir Henry Raeburn (English, 1756–1823)

    A luminous portrait capturing quiet elegance, where light and shadow breathe life into the subject’s poised grace.

  • Preparing For The Performance

    Preparing For The Performance

    Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter (French, 1844–1913)

    A dancer’s private moment backstage, bathed in gaslight and tension, reveals the unseen labor behind the spectacle.

  • Flora (1892)

    Flora (1892)

    Max Nonnenbruch (German, 1857–1922)

    A young woman cradles an armful of blossoms in this dreamlike ode to spring, where light and texture blur into something tenderly symbolic.

  • Fauna japonica Pl.027 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.027 (1833-1850)

    Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

    A vivid celebration of Japan’s wildlife, blending scientific detail with artistic elegance.