People straight out of the Middle Ages but painted in the 1860s and 1870s. History pictures by Swedish artist Johan Georg Otto von Rosen (Georg von Rosen). Living from 1843 to 1923, he studied art at the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

Julmarknad/The Christmas Fair. 1872. Swedish. Watercolor. Georg von Rosen (1843-1923). Signed Gvon. Rosen. f. 1872. Collections of the National Museum Stockholm. Image source: Åsa Lundén/National Museum.Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Christmas_Fair_(Georg_von_Rosen)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_24400.tif?page=1 though I found it here https://www.instagram.com/genadijm/p/DEB_dNxRwgD/?hl=en

Erik XIV, King of Sweden. 1871. Swedish. Oil on canvas. Georg von Rosen (1843-1923). Signed G. von Rosen f. 1871. Collections of and image credit the National Museum, Stockholm. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erik_XIV,_King_of_Sweden_(Georg_von_Rosen)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_18157.tif?page=1

Vigsel i ett smedsgilleskapell på Vasatiden. 1865. Swedish. Oil on canvas. Georg von Rosen (1843-1923). Signed. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://www.artnet.com/artists/georg-von-rosen/vigsel-i-ett-smedsgilleskapell-p%C3%A5-vasatiden-6b3zjGHSxpmOHec_vv70Tg2

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Far away people who probably never looked like this. History paintings with a touch of the Pre-Raphaelite mixed with a bit of Neo I don’t know what. But fun. Herbert Gustave Schmalz (Herbert Gustave Carmichael), English artist. Living from 1856 to 1935, he was a friend of William Holman Hunt and Frederic Leighton.

"Too Late." ca.1884-86. Oil on canvas. — “Too Late.” ca.1884-86. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Bendigo Art Gallery. Image © 2016 Creative Victoria and CV Content Contributors. Fair use license. via https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/creative-life/selection-from-bendigo-art-gallery/too-late/

"Faithful until death" (Christianes ad Leones!). — “Faithful until death” (Christianes ad Leones!). No date. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1888. Signed “Herbert Carmichael” on the lower right. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/fine-old-master-19th-century-european-art-n09814/lot.862.html

Schmalz, Herbert Gustave, 1856-1935; Saint Monica's Prayer — “Saint Monica’s Prayer.” No date. Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, MIMA. Image © Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, MIMA. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/saint-monicas-prayer-56651

"Dust to Dust." 1881. — “Dust to Dust.” 1881. Oil on canvas. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via https://artchive.ru/artists/5461~Herbert_Gustave_Schmalz/works/220129~Ashes_to_ashes

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