Category: Genre scene

Looking medieval when you are actually Victorian. Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British artist. Living from 1833 to 1898, he initially worked in the Pre-Raphaelite style before moving towards historical genre painting. Keeper of the Royal Academy in London.

Her Most High, Noble and Puissant Grace. 1865. British. Philip Hermogenes Calderon, painter (1833-1898). Collections of the Leeds Museums and Galleries. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.artuk.org/artworks/her-most-high-noble-and-puissant-grace-37499

The Young Lord Hamlet. 1868. British. Oil on canvas. Philip Hermogenes Calderon, painter(1833-1898). Private collection. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Young_Lord_Hamlet.jpg
The Queen of the Tournament. 1874. British. Oil on canvas. Philip Hermogenes Calderon, painter (1833-1898). Collections of and image credit Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-queen-of-the-tournament-164961
Home after Victory. 1867. British. Oil on canvas. Philip Hermogenes Calderon, painter (1833-1898). Signed P. H. Calderon, 1867 on the lower right, and inscribed Number 1 Home after Victory/Philip H. Calderon. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1867 and at the Royal Jubilee Exhibition in Manchester in 1887. Image source: Christie’s. Artwork itself in the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Hermogenes_Calderon_-_Home_after_Victory.jpg

Mostly Renaissance looking people seen through a Victorian haze. Historical genre paintings by British artist David Wilkie Wynfield. Living from 1837 to 1887, he was also a photographer. A founding member of the Saint John’s Wood Clique

The Arrest of Anne Boleyn at Greenwich. 1872. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Inscribed D. W. W. 1872. Photo credit and collections Photo credit: Royal Armouries at the Tower of London. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-arrest-of-anne-boleyn-at-greenwich-135148/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search
Summer Hours. 1861. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Exhibited by the artist at the British Institution in 1862, number. 618. Photo credit and collections of the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/summer-hours-56643/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. 1865. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Signed and dated. Photo credit and collections of Rotherham Heritage Services. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/henry-viii-and-anne-boleyn-69334/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search
An Incident in the Life of Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth and Essex). 1875. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Photo credit and collections Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/an-incident-in-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-queen-elizabeth-and-essex-18829/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search
The Lady’s Knight. 1873. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Photo credit Shipley Art Gallery. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-ladys-knight-35845/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

Home on a quiet afternoon. Dutch mothers and their children painted by Bernard Pothast. Living from 1882 to 1966, he was a genre painter whose favorite subjects was the peasant family.

A happy family. Undated, by 1966. Dutch. Oil on canvas. Bernard Pothast, artist (1882-1966) Signed BPothast on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24742/lot/65/

The First Lesson. Undated, by 1966. Dutch. Oil on canvas. Bernard Pothast, artist (1882-1966) Signed Pothast on the lower right. Signed Pothast on the stretcher and titled on the plaque. © Estate of the artist. Image © Uno Langmann. Fair use license. via https://www.langmann.com/20159-pothast-product-page?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=62717ab5fcb8e17875ed89f2&ss_email_id=627703e0ec85a23b7ca1

Blowing Bubbles. Undated, by 1966. Dutch. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Image © Burlington, London and the British Antique Dealers Association. Fair use license. via https://www.bada.org/object/blowing-bubbles-bernard-pothast

Domestic scenes of life in Italy from just a little while ago. Albert Küchler, genre painter. Living from 1803 to 1886, he was born and grew up in Denmark but lived most of his adult life in Rome.

Roman peasants buying a hat for their little son, who is to be an abbot. 1840. Albert Küchler, artist (1803-1886). Collections of and image source the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_peasants_buying_a_hat_for_their_little_son,who_is_to_be_an_abbot(1840)-_Albert_K%C3%BCchler(Thorvaldsens_Museu
A Roman streetscene. 1833. Oil on canvas. Albert Küchler, artist (1803-1886). Collections of the Statens Museum for Kunst,, Copenhagen. In the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_K%C3%BCchler_-En_romersk_gadescene–KMS3317-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg
A Proud Boy. 1838. Oil on canvas. Albert Küchler, artist (1803-1886). Signed and dated signed, dated A. Küchler. Rom (Rome) 1838. Image source: Dorotheum Auctions. In the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_K%C3%BCchler_Ein_stolzer_Bub.jpg
A young Italian woman being adorned by her mother.. 1835. Oil on canvas. Albert Küchler, artist (1803-1886). Collections of the Statens Museum for Kunst,, Copenhagen. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_K%C3%BCchler_-A_Young_Italian_Woman_being_Adorned_by_her_Mother–KMS815-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg

People out and about and having a bit of fun in 19th century Paris. Léon Joseph Voirin, painter of genre pictures (1833-1887).

Un jour d’hiver. 1884. French. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the lower right. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://www.artrenewal.org/artworks/a-winters-day/leon-joseph-voirin/29881
La Terrasse Du cafe Du Glacier, Place Stanislas A Nancy. 1882. French. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the lower right. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://www.artrenewal.org/artworks/la-terrasse-du-cafe-du-glacier-place-stanislas-a-nancy/leon-joseph-voirin/8117
Scène de terrasse. 19th c, by 1887. French. Watercolor on paper. Signed on the lower right. Image source: Ji-Elle. Collections of the Musée Lorrain. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%A9on_Voirin-Sc%C3%A8ne_de_terrasse-Mus%C3%A9e_Lorrain.jpg

Women out and about just a little while ago. Genre scenes, painted by George Dunlop Leslie RA who lived from 1835 to 1921. His father and his uncle were artists, too.

The Goldfish Seller. Undated. British. Oil on canvas mounted to panel. Signed G. D. Leslie on the lower right. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/the-european-art-sale/the-goldfish-seller
The Convent Garden/In A Convent Garden . ca. 1857-1859. British. Oil on canvas. Image source; The Athenaeum. Located at Sudley House, Collections of the National Museums Liverpool. artuk.org. Artwork in the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Dunlop_Leslie_-_The_Convent_Garden.jpg
 Girl in a Punt. 1859. British. Watercolor and pastel on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper. Collections of and image source the Yale Center for British Art. CC0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Dunlop_Leslie_-Girl_in_a_Punt–B1993.30.104-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg




Fortunes. Undated. British. Oil on canvas. Image source: Christies. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Dunlop_Leslie_-_Fortunes.jpg

Women and children painted by genre painter Henry Campotosto. Living from 1833 to 1910, he was born in Belgium and worked in Brussels before moving to London, England in 1882 where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

The Afternoon Rest. 1874. Belgian. Oil on panel. Signed Campotosto and dated 1874 on the lower right. Image ©
Doyle New York – Auctioneers & Appraisers and lotsearch.net. Fair use license. via https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/henry-campotosto-belgian-d-1910-the-afternoon-rest-15703714
Italian Fisher Children. Before 1890. Belgian. Oil on canvas. Collections of and image © the Leeds Museums and Galleries. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/italian-fisher-children-38676

Autumn in the Ardennes. `1857. Belgian. Oil on canvas. Collections of and image © Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/autumn-in-the-ardennes-21333

Somewhere near Scotland just a little while ago. Genre scenes by artist Sir David Wilkie. Living from 1875 to 1841, he was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria.

“The Letter of Introduction.” 1813. Scottish. Oil on panel. Collections of the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_David_Wilkie_-The_Letter_of_Introduction-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
“The Blind Fiddler.” 1806. Scottish. Collections of the Tate Galleries, London. Oil paint on mahogany. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wilkie-the-blind-fiddler-n00099
“The Peep-o’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland.” 1835-1836, exhibited in 1836. Scottish. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Tate Galleries, London. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wilkie-the-peep-o-day-boys-cabin-in-the-west-of-ireland-n00332
“The First Ear-Ring.” 1834-1835, exhibited in 1835. Scottish. Oil on mahogany. Collections of the Tate Galleries, London. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wilkie-the-first-ear-ring-n00328
Study for “Blind Man’s Buff”. 1811. Scottish. Oil on mahogany. Collections of the Tate Galleries, London. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wilkie-study-for-blind-mans-buff-n00921

18th century people out and about seen through a later rose colored haze. History paintings by French artist Maurice Leloir. Living from 1953 to 1940, he was the son of two artists.

“A Romantic Lunch.” Undated. French. Image © 2014-2021 Masterpieces | Tutt’Art. Fair use license. via https://www.fineartphotographyvideoart.com/2020/04/Maurice-Leloir.html
“The Boating Party.” French. Image © 2014-2021 Masterpieces | Tutt’Art. Fair use license. via https://www.fineartphotographyvideoart.com/2020/04/Maurice-Leloir.html
“The Models.” 1883. French. Signed and dated “1883” on the lower right. Image © Berko Fine Paintings Copyright 2021. Fair use license. via http://www.berkofinepaintings.com/catalogue/the-models/

Getting a little fresh air with Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), Meyerheim lived from 1808 to 1879. Influenced by the Düsseldorf school.

“Heimkehr vom Feld.” 1849. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Image source: Hindman, Chicago and Hampel Auctions. Signed and dated on the lower left “F E Meyerheim. 1849.” In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friedrich_Eduard_Meyerheim_Heimkehr_vom_Feld_1849.jpg
“Girl From The Harz Mountains With Child.” Undated. In the public domain due to age. via https://iamachild.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/friedrich-eduard-meyerheim-1808-1879-german/
“Die Bleiche.” 1845. Signed and dated on the lower left. Oil on canvas. In the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friedrich_Eduard_Meyerheim_-_Die_Bleiche,_1845.jpg