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Landscapes by American painter Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925). Various collections. Mostly with trees, one with just water.

"Morning." Undated.
“Morning.” Undated. Image courtesy Peabody Institute. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2009/dwight-william-tryon-and-his-early-spring/
"After Sunset looking East." 1915. Painting.
“After Sunset looking East.” 1915. Painting. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:After_sunset_looking_east_dwight_william_tryon.jpeg
"Apple Blossoms." ca. 1895.
“Apple Blossoms.” ca. 1895. Painting. Signed D W Tryon 1805″ on the bottom right. Uploaded by and collection of the Brooklyn Museum. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_Apple_Blossoms_-_Dwight_William_Tryon_-_overall.jpg
"Before Sunrise, June 1905." 1905.
“Before Sunrise, June.” 1905. Oil on canvas. Image © 2019 Detroit Institute of Arts. Fair use license. via https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/sunrise-june-63762
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Family portraits by American painter Eastman Johnson. Living from 1824 to 1906 he studied art in Düsseldorf, The Hague and Paris. One of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Portrait of the Brown family. Based on a Matthew Brady photograph. 1869.
Portrait of the Brown family. Based on a Matthew Brady photograph. 1869. Collection of the de Young Museum, San Francisco. Cc0 license 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portraits_(The_Brown_Family)_by_Eastman_Johnson,_1869,_oil_on_canvas,_based_on_a_Mathew_Brady_photograph_-_De_Young_Museum_-_DSC00950.JPG
Christmas Time: The Blodgett Family. 1864.
Christmas Time: The Blodgett Family. 1864. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11258
Alfrederick Hatch Family. 1870-1871.
Alfrederick Hatch Family. 1870-1871. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11263

Colored renderings of the decorations of various rooms in London. Not aspirational decor exactly but you’d need a lot of money to get the same effect. George Aitchison Jr. RA, architect, maker (1825-1910).

Alternative elevation of the staircase well showing decoration, from designs for the interior decoration of 1 Grosvenor Crescent, London, for Sir Wilfrid Lawson M.P. 1879. British. Color drawing. Image © RIBA/Royal Institute of British Architects. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-the-interior-decoration-of-1-grosvenor-crescent-london-alternative-elevation-of-the-stai/posterid/RIBA4028.html?Action=Cookie
"Design for the decoration of the staircase, 44 Belgrave Square." 1870. British.
“Design for the decoration of the staircase, 44 Belgrave Square.” 1870. British. Watercolor on paper. Image © RIBA/Royal Institute of British Architects. Fair use license. via https://www.pubhist.com/w20050
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Design for the decorative scheme for the Front Drawing Room, 15 Berkeley Square, London. 1873. British. Watercolour and oil on paper. Image © RIBA/ Royal Institute of British Architects. Fair use license. via
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Designs for the interior decoration of 1 South Audley Street, Mayfair, London: central chimneypiece in the smoking room. 1893. Classical Revival. British. Exhibited with three other drawings for the interior decoration of the smoking room at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1893. Colored drawing. Image © RIBA/Royal Institute of British Architects. Fair use license. via https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/designs-for-the-interior-decoration-of-1-south-audley-street-mayfair-london-central-chimneypiece-in-/posterid/RIBA4034.html

Portraits of British families from a few centuries back. Francis Wheatley, artist (1747–1801). Also painted landscapes.

"Night." 1799.
“Night.” 1799. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Signed and dated on the lower left. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Wheatley_-_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
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“The Browne Family.” ca. 1778. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Wheatley_-_The_Browne_Family_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
"Noon." 1799. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.
“Noon.” 1799. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Wheatley_-_Noon_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

What to buy before the King stops by for that all important visit. Aspirational decor from French designer and architect Daniel Marot (1661-1752). Leaving France after Louis XIV tossed out the Huguenots he moved on to the Netherlands and then Britain taking his exquisite taste along.

Print, Design for a State Bedchamber, from Second Livre dAppartement (Second Book on Interiors), ca. 1702
Design for a state bedchamber, from “Second Livre d’Appartement” (Second Book on Interiors). ca. 1702. Etching on white laid paper. Image © Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York. Fair use license. via https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/01/21/a-bed-for-a-king-copy/?utm_source=Cooper+Hewitt+Master+List&utm_campaign=1217dae42d-OOTD_RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_%2A%7CDATE%3Ad%2Fm%2Fy%7C%2A&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_461c6416c0-1217dae42d-308516337
Title page from "Oeuvres du Sr. D. Marot" which was published in The Hague by Pierre Husson in 1703 or 1712.
Title page from “Oeuvres du Sr. D. Marot” which was published in The Hague by Pierre Husson in 1703 or 1712. Etching. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/353702
"Décor végétal d'un théâtre éphémère." No date.
“Décor végétal d’un théâtre éphémère.” No date. Black stone, pen and black ink, and gray wash. Entourage of Daniel Marot, makers. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/entourage-de-daniel-marot-1663-1752-decor-vegetal-5884713-details.aspx
"Liber Statuarum: Jupiter, Juno, Pluto, Proserpina," from the "Liure de Statues" series. No date. Etching.
“Liber Statuarum: Jupiter, Juno, Pluto, Proserpina,” from the “Liure de Statues” series. 1703-1752. Etching. Collection of the Rijksmuseum. In the public domain. via https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/90402/236914949A53D8A8E129F1FF0D48666472B08BE8.html

An American West that isn’t there any more from not that far back in time. American. Frank Paul Sauerwein, artist (1871-1910).

"San Juan Capistrano Mission." No date
“San Juan Capistrano Mission.” No date. Image © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.amazon.com/Frank-Sauerwein-Juan-Capistrano-Mission/dp/B00FUHFY5E?th=1
"Enchanted Mesa." 1902.
“Enchanted Mesa.” 1902. Oil on canvas. Image © New Mexico Museum of Art. Fair use license. via http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/art/sauerwein-enchanted-mesa.html
"Pueblo Village." 1903.
“Pueblo Village.” 1903. Watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board. signed and dated “F.P. Sauerwein ’03” on the lower left. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/frank-p-sauerwein-1871-1910-pueblo-village-1778125-details.aspx

Still lifes with nuts and fruit in the trompe l’oeil tradition. American. De Scott Evans, artist. Living from 1847 to 1898 he was a genre painter who signed his works with various names, including David Scott, S. S. David, and Stanley S. David.

"A New Variety, Try One." ca. 1890.
“A New Variety, Try One.” ca. 1890. Oil on canvas. Signed S. S. David on the bottom right. Attributed to De Scott Evans. Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_Scott_Evans_-_A_New_Variety,_Try_One.jpg
"Two Hanging Apples." ca. 1890.
“Two Hanging Apples.” ca. 1890. Oil on canvas. De Scott Evans, artist. Collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_Scott_Evans_-_Two_Hanging_Apple_-_1974.78_-_Yale_University_Art_Gallery.jpg
"The Irish Question." 1880s. Oil on canvas.
“The Irish Question.” 1880s. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeScott_Evans_The_Irish_Question.jpg

Painting somewhere down near the water. American. Mary Blood Mellen, painter (1819-1886). Studying under artist Fitz Henry Lane, she is associated with the Hudson River School.

"Field Beach, Stage Fort Park." ca. 1850. Oil on canvas mounted over board.
“Field Beach, Stage Fort Park.” ca. 1850. Oil on canvas mounted over board. Image © Cape Ann Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/objects/field-beach-stage-fort-park/
moonlight-landscape
“Moonlight Landscape.” 19th c. In the public domain due to age. via https://americangallery.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/mary-blood-mellen-1817-1882/
"Boat in Gloucester Harbor." 19th c. Oil on canvas.
“Boat in Gloucester Harbor.” 19th c. Oil on canvas. Image © 1999 – 2020 SKINNER, INC. Fair use license. via https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2432/lots/71

Landscapes, mostly in summer. Louis Gurlitt, artist. Living from 1812 to 1897, he was born in Denmark but worked in Austria and Germany later in life and took at least one trip to Italy and painted landscapes there too.

Sommerspiret
“Sommerspiret.” 19th c. Oil on canvas. Image source Bruun Rasmussen 2011 via ARCADJA Auctions. Artwork in the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Louis_Gurlitt_-_Sommerspiret.jpg
"Oberitalienische Küstenlandschaft mit Figurenstaffage." 1838. Oil on canvas.
“Oberitalienische Küstenlandschaft mit Figurenstaffage.” 1838. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the bottom left. Private collection. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Gurlitt_Oberitalienische_K%C3%BCstenlandschaft_1838.jpg
"View of the Albufera Lake."
“View of the Albufera Lake.” 19th c. Signed “Gurlitt München” on the lower left. Image © Lempertz Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.lempertz.com/en/catalogues/lot/1067-2/1518-louis-gurlitt.html
"The Cliffs of the Island of Møn." 19th c.
“The Cliffs of the Island of Møn.” 19th c. Collections of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2020903/KMS525.html
"Albaner Berge" (Alban Hills).
“Albaner Berge” (Alban Hills). 1850. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated “Gurlitt 50” on the bottom right. Collection of the Nationalgalerie, Berlin. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Gurlitt_-_Albaner_Berge.jpg