Portraits of the interiors of places from when having a portrait made of the rooms in your home was in. What they’d photograph now. These by Danish artist Josef Theodor Hansen (1848-1912).

"Gustaf III:s sengkammer Drottnigholms slott." Signed and dated 1887. Oil on canvas. — “Gustaf III:s sengkammer Drottnigholms slott.” Signed and dated 1887. Oil on canvas. Image © 2008-2020 Bukowski Auktioner AB. Fair use license. via https://www.bukowskis.com/en/lots/884658-josef-theodor-hansen-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-dated-1887

"Kirkeinteriør fra domkirken i Monreale, Sicilien." 1906. — “Kirkeinteriør fra domkirken i Monreale, Sicilien.” 1906. Image source Bruun Rasmussen Auctions. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josef_Theodor_Hansen_-_Kirkeinteri%C3%B8r_fra_domkirken_i_Monreale,_Sicilien_-_1906.png

"The Sala delle Quattro Porte, Doge's Palace, Venice." — “The Sala delle Quattro Porte, Doge’s Palace, Venice.” Signed and dated “J. T. Hansen./Venezia 1905-06” on the lower right. Oil on canvas. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2020. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/josef-theodor-hansen-danish-1848-1912-the-sala-6165791-details.aspx

"Pompejiansk interiør." No date. — “Pompejiansk interiør.” No date. In the public domain due to age. via http://viticodevagamundo.blogspot.com/2019/07/pompeii-bt-josef-theodor-hansen.html

La Libreria Piccolomini de Sienne. 1907. Danish. Graphite and watercolor on paper. Josef Theodor Hansen, watercolorist (1848-1912). Signed J. T. Hansen, inscribed and dated La. Libreria. Duomo. Siena. 1907 on the lower left. Image © 2025 Sothebys. Fair use license. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/collection-princesse-niloufar-pahlavi-une-maison-par-jacques-grange-pf2537/la-libreria-piccolomini-de-sienne

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