Fairies getting ready to flit their wings and leave but not yet. British and quite Victorian. John Simmons, watercolorist (1823-1876). Known for his very ethereal fairyland scenes.

"Titania Flying." ca. 1866.
“Titania Flying.” ca. 1866. Watercolor and gouache. Private collection. Photo credit: The Maas Gallery, London / The Bridgeman Art Library. Image © 2019 FineArtAmerica.com. Fair use license. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/titania-flying-john-simmons.html
Scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream." 1873. Watercolor.
Scene from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 1873. Watercolor. Signature and date bottom right. Photo credit: 2014, Bonhams Auction. In the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scene_from_%27A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream%27_by_John_Simmons,_1873,_watercolor.jpg
"Titania." 1866.
“Titania.” 1866. In the public domain due to age. Image © 1996-2019, Amazon.com, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.amazon.com/John-Simmons-Titania-16×21-Kitchen/dp/B00G2M7O2W
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Mountains in Scotland painted a while back. Painted by British artist Herbert Sidney Percy. Living from 1863 to 1932 he painted other things besides landscapes but I love these the most.

"The Highland Loch." No date.
“The Highland Loch.” No date. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://pixels.com/featured/the-highland-loch-sidney-richard-percy.html
"Corn Stooks in a Mountainous River Landscape." No date.
“Corn Stooks in a Mountainous River Landscape.” No date. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://peoplepill.com/people/sidney-richard-percy/
"Resting by the Lake in an Evening Glow."
“Resting by the Lake in an Evening Glow.” 1856. Oil on canvas. Signed and indistinctly dated l.r.: SR Percy 1856. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/victorian-pre-raphaelite-british-impressionist-art-l15132/lot.40.html

Selected drawings of women holding things while being very elegantly dressed. From the Italian “Album Amicorum of a German Soldier” which dates from 1595 and lives at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Artist not known.

Woman with hat and sword. Image #3.
Woman with hat and sword. Image #3 from “Album Amicorum of a German Soldier.” 1595. Italian. Gouache on paper. Artist not known. Image © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2019. Fair use license. via https://collections.lacma.org/node/172051
Woman with nosegay. Image #2.
Woman with nosegay. Image #2 from “Album Amicorum of a German Soldier.” 1595. Italian. Gouache on paper. Artist not known. Image © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2019. Fair use license. via https://collections.lacma.org/node/172051
Woman with dress with red sleeves. Image #4.
Woman with dress with red sleeves. Image #4 from “Album Amicorum of a German Soldier.” 1595. Italian. Gouache on paper. Artist not known. Image © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2019. Fair use license. via https://collections.lacma.org/node/172051
Woman with mirror. Image #5.
Woman with mirror. Image #5 from “Album Amicorum of a German Soldier.” 1595. Italian. Gouache on paper. Artist not known. Image © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES 2019. Fair use license. via https://collections.lacma.org/node/172051

Portraits of children and their pets ready for winter. Dutch. Jan Albertsz Rotius, artist. Living from 1624 to 1666 he probably learned to paint from his father Jacob who painted flowers.

"Four-Year-Old Boy with Goat." 1652.
“Four-Year-Old Boy with Goat.” 1652. Oil on panel. Image © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Fair use license. via https://www.pubhist.com/w10637
"A Four-year-old Girl with a Pot of Carnations." 1663.
“A Four-year-old Girl with a Pot of Carnations.” 1663. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Albertsz_Rotius_-_A_Four-year-old_Girl_with_a_Pot_of_Carnations_-_1663.jpg
Portrait of a Young Boy. 1666.
Portrait of a Young Boy. 1666. Attributed to Jan Albertsz Rotius. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/90/a7/f290a7bbd8e0b20c1e90e88c19001da7.jpg
Portrait of a Boy with a Goat. 1640-1660.
Portrait of a Boy with a Goat. 1640-1660. Collection of the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham. England. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/b3/d7/bbb3d76c90ae6d02ce013f10a5e8d681.jpg

American landscapes in shades of green so wonderful you’ll want to hide in them until summer comes back. Frank Vincent Dumond, artist (1865-1951).

"His Studio." No date.
“His Studio.” No date. Image © 2010 – 2019 John Pototschnik. Fair use license. via http://www.pototschnik.com/frank-vincent-dumond/
"Salmon Fishing in the Margaree River Cape Breton Nova Scotia." ca. 1920.
“Salmon Fishing in the Margaree River Cape Breton Nova Scotia.” ca. 1920. Image © 2019 Walmart. Fair use license. via https://www.walmart.com/ip/Salmon-Fishing-Margaree-River-Cape-Breton-Nova-Scotia-circa-1920-Frank-Vincent-Dumond-accomplished-artist-leader-Impressionist-Tonalist-enclave-Old-L/896383473
"Field in Spring." No date.
“Field in Spring.” No date. Signed on the lower left. Image © 2002-2019 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/72786924_frank-vincent-dumond-american-1865-1951-field-in

Out into the countryside with French artist Jules-Émile Zingg (1882-1942). Studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris but raised in the countryside as you can see from his art.

"La place du Russey." ca. 1936.
“La place du Russey.” ca. 1936. Oil on panel. Signed on the lower left, Image © Drouot, Paris. Fair use license. via https://www.drouot.com/lot/publicShow?id=8975118&controller=lot&&action=publicShow&lang=en
jules-emile-zingg-paysage-de-neige
“Paysage de neige.” No date. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/jules-emile-zingg/paysage-de-neige-JbomEFBzhGu4i1DQYUdzbA2
Winter scene with loggers arriving in a village. No exact date.
Winter scene with loggers arriving in a village. No exact date. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right with old labels on the back. Image © Proantic. Fair use license. via https://www.proantic.com/en/display.php?mode=obj&id=472478

Postcards with artwork likely to be been done by the so very gifted Kolomon Moser blowing our way from the Collection of Alastair Mason. Copyright the Collection of Alastair Mason but picked up from the website theviennasecession.com which is filled with treasures. This being the second look-

Postcard.
Postcard. No monogram but likely by Kolomon Moser (1868-1919). Philipp & Kramer, printers, Vienna. Series IV/6. © Collection of Alastair Mason. Fair use license. via https://www.theviennasecession.com/recently-added/#jp-carousel-8699
Postcard.
Postcard. No monogram but probably with artwork by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann. Philipp & Kramer, printers, Vienna. Series III/5. Image © Collection of Alastair Mason. Fair use license. via https://www.theviennasecession.com/recently-added/#jp-carousel-8697
Postcard.
Postcard. No monogram but the artwork likely to have been done Koloman Moser. Philipp & Kramer, printers, Vienna. Series I/6. © Collection of Alastair Mason. Fair use license. via https://www.theviennasecession.com/recently-added/#jp-carousel-8694