“She sells seashells by the seashore.” Down to the beach with British artist Dorothea Sharp. Living from 1874 to 1955, she was best known for her landscapes and naturalistic studies of children at play.

Paddlers/Girl with a shrimp net. Undated, purchased in 1937. British. Dorothea Sharp, painter (1874-1955). Signed DOROTHEA SHARP on the lower left. Image © estate of the artist. Collections of the Gallery Oldham. Photo credit Bridgeman Images. via Artuk.org https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/paddlers-90862
Low Tide. Undated, purchased from the purchased from the Southport Corporation Art Gallery in 1931. Dorothea Sharp, painter (1874-1955). Signed DOROTHEA SHARP on the lower left. Image © estate of the artist. Photo credit and © Rochdale Arts and Heritage Service. Collections of the Rochdale Arts and Heritage Service, via artuk.org. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/low-tide-90293
Children on the Seashore. Undated, by 1955. British. Dorothea Sharp, painter (1874-1955). Signed DOROTHEA SHARP on the lower left. Image © estate of the artist. Photo credit: Belfast City Hall. Collections of Belfast City Hall. via artuk.org. http://www.artuk.org/artworks/children-on-the-seashore-168111
Making Sandcastles. Undated, by 1955. Dorothea Sharp, painter (1874-1955). Signed DOROTHEA SHARP on the lower left. Image © estate of the artist. Photo credit and © Queens University, Belfast. Collections of the Queens University, Belfast, via artuk.org. http://www.artuk.org/artworks/making-sandcastles-169040

Paintings of children by English artist Richard Morton Paye. Living from 1750 to 1820, he was an important painter of the early English School and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 

Children playing Peg Top. January 1, 1780. English. Image source: Artdealer2021. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Children_Playing_Peg_Top%27_by_Richard_Morton_Paye.png
The Badminton Player. Undated. English. Oil on canvas. Image © COPYRIGHT 2021 DREWEATTS 1759 LTD. Fair use license. via https://auctions.dreweatts.com/auctions/8021/drewea1-10269/lot-details/043a37fe-39bd-46e6-a5c3-addd012e53fd
Children Throwing Snow Balls., 1785. Print, part of the ‘British School II’ album, which originally contained 170 prints published between around 1713 and 1810. Engraving after a painting by Richard Morton Paye. Image ©Royal Academy of Arts. Fair use license. via https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/children-throwing-snow-balls

Girls and young ladies painted by French artist Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet née Gabiou. Living from 1767 to 1832, she was the sister in law of painter Marie-Élisabeth Gabiou and the wife of sculptor Antoine Denis Chaudet.

“Girl feeding the birds.” ca. 1800. French. Oil on canvas. Image © 1986-2021 Invaluable, LLC and Koller Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/CHAUDET,-JEANNE-ELISABETH_AEF499D97C/#

Gustava and Wilhelmina Armfelt. 1802. French. Oil on canvas. Image source: Riitta Konttinen: Naistaiteilijat Suomessa – keskiajalta modernismin murrokseen, page 43. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustava_and_Wilhelmina_Armfelt_by_Chaudet.jpeg

Portrait of a girl, half-length, holding a basket with grapes and other fruit. Undated. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet. Image © 2021 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/women-artists/portrait-of-a-girl-half-length-holding-a-basket

“Young girl eating cherries. 1817. French. Oil on canvas. Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris. Image © wikimedia. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/women-artists/portrait-of-a-girl-half-length-holding-a-basket

Off on a holiday to the shore with English painter Philip Connard. Living from 1875 to 1958, he studied at the Royal College of Art in London.

“Le Petit Journal.” ca. 1926. English. Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper. Signed on the lower left. © Estate of the artist. Image © Tate Galleries. Fair use license. via https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/connard-le-petit-journal-n04244
“The River Tang.” 1913. English. Collections of the Manchester Art Gallery. © Estate of the artist. Image © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.amazon.com/Connard-Manchester-Gallery-Unframed-Reproduction/dp/B07GC9NLLS
“At The Beach.” 1929-1940. English. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower left. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2021 incollect.com and Wiscasset Bay Gallery. Fair use license. via https://www.incollect.com/listings/fine-art/paintings/philip-connard-at-the-beach-336449

Children painted by French artist Edmond Louyot who lived from 1861 to 1920. A member of the circle of the Düsseldorf School of Painting.

Dutch girl with chickens and turkey. Undated. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Louyot. Signed “Laudon (partly overwritten; originally signed “Louyot”). Image © 2021 Dorotheum GmbH & Co KG. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. Fair use license. via https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/579992/
“The Little Beggar.” Undated. Signed on the lower right. In the public domain due to age. via https://iamachild.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/edmond-louyot-1861-1920-french/
“Pierrot And Pierrette.” Undated. In the public domain due to age. via https://iamachild.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/edmond-louyot-1861-1920-french/
“Children feeding ducks.” Undated. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Image source.kollerauktionen.ch. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmond_Louyot_(1861-1920)_-_Children_feeding_ducks.jpg

Spanish children from just a little while ago. Antonio María Esquivel, portraitist. Living from 1806 to 1857, he was part of the Romantic School. Studied art at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

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“Manuel Flores Calderón.” ca. 1842. Oil on canvas. Image © 2019. Museo Nacional del Prado. Fair use license. via https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/manuel-flores-calderon/d302b286-b051-4916-8c4a-7e54c0197262

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Children playing with a ram. 1843. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Museo Romántico, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_M%C2%AA_Esquivel_-_Children_playing_with_a_ram_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

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Raimundo Roberto and Fernando José, the sons of HRH the Infanta Josefa Fernanda de Borbón Antonio María Esquivel (1806-1857). 1855. Oil on canvas. Image © Museo Nacional del Prado. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2016/10/23/34475545.html

Domestic scenes filled with children having fun by German genre painter Gustav Igler. Living from 1842 to 1938, he studied art in Vienna. Igler also served as principal of technical painting at the Academy in Stuttgart.

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“Kinder.” Before 1938. Source: haynesfineart.com. In the public domain because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Igler_-_Kinder.jpg

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“Mütterchen.” 1872. Source: iamachild.wordpress.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Igler_-_M%C3%BCtterchen_1872.jpg

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“Beim Reparieren des Drachens.” 1895. Source: myartprints.co.uk. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Igler_-_Beim_Reparieren_des_Drachens_1895.jpg

Paintings of children from just a bit back. English. Harold Harvey, artist. Living from 1864 to 1941 he lived and worked in Cornwall. Part of the Newlyn School, he studied art in Cornwall and at the Académie Julian, Paris.

"Laura and Paul Jewill Hill." 1915.
“Laura and Paul Jewill Hill.” 1915. Oil on canvas. Image © Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance. Fair use license. via https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/artists/harold-harvey#1_Harvey,-Harold—Laura-and-Paul-Jewill-Hill.jpg

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“Holidays.” No exact date. In the public domain due to age. via http://www.haynesfineart.com/artists/Harold-Harvey.

Girls knitting.
Girls knitting. No exact date. In the public domain. via https://pixels.com/featured/girls-knitting-harold-harvey.html