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.
Sterling silver vegetables and fruit masquerading as table lighters from back when more people smoked. 20th c. Made in Milan, Italy by Buccellati.
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Designs for Minton by Scotsman Christopher Dresser. Porcelain. Living from 1834 to 1904, he trained as a botanist but also made some wonderful art. All of these with a lot of blue but he worked in pink and brown too.
Landscapes with a touch of fall starting to sneak in. French. 19th century. François-Louis Français, artist. Living from 1814 to 1897, he found most of his subjects in the neighborhood of Paris.
Paintings of buffalo being free out in the American West. Painted by German-American artist Albert Bierstadt (1830- 1902) who was a member of the Hudson River School.
People getting out and around in a Europe that’s no longer quite the same. Spanish. Marià (Mariano) Fortuny, artist. Living from 1838 to 1874 he also loved painting the Levant.
Down to the river back before ships had engines. 18th century. British artist Samuel Scott (1701/2-1772).
Renaissance birds just a little jeweled up wrapped around coconuts and seashells. German.
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