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“View of Dresden at Sunset,” 1822 Artist: Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869) ☀️☀️☀️ Oil on canvas 22 × 30.5 cm Curated canvas

“Sirens” by James Jebusa Shannon Curated canvas

“View of Emmerich” — Jan van Goyen Van Goyen’s deceptively simple landscapes capture weather, distance, and the shifting interplay of land, water, light, and air. Quick, instinctive strokes and a restrained palette of greys, browns, cool blues, and earthy greens became his signature, helping shape 17th-century Dutch landscape painting. He often travelled along the Rhine, sketching places such as Arnhem and Emmerich before completing paintings in his studio. Here, a small ferry carries passenge…

“Two Boys with a Slingshot in a Meadow” Artist: Géza Peske (1859–1934) 🌱🌱🌱 Oil on canvas 105 × 135 cm Curated canvas

“The Thaw,” 1883 Artist: Pyotr Sukhodolsky (1835–1903) 🌸🌸🌸 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard 34 × 29.8 cm 🐦‍⬛️ Sukhodolsky captures early spring, when winter has yet to loosen its grip, but the air already carries a hint of warmth. This is no triumphant spring beneath a bright sun, but a quiet, contemplative transition from cold to life. Curated canvas

Artist: John Kindborg (1861–1907) Curated canvas

A Horse-Drawn Carriage in an Autumn Landscape Artist: Lowell Birge Harrison (1854–1929) Curated canvas

Mount Katahdin Artist: Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) Curated canvas

“Sunflower,” 1926 Artist: Alois Henisch (1866–1937) 🍁🍁🍁 Oil on canvas Curated canvas

“Birth of Venus” — after François Boucher Price: $72,000 The Wallace Collection’s London painting adapts an oval composition Boucher created in 1743, now in a private New York collection. The London version was commissioned and made by Boucher or his studio. Boucher revisited Venus’s birth throughout his career; major versions are held in Stockholm, Washington and Tokyo. His shell-collecting passion may have influenced these scenes, where Venus traditionally reaches shore on a giant shell. Ve…

“View of Lakhta on the Outskirts of St. Petersburg,” 1850 Artist: Lev Feliksovich Lagorio (1826–1905) 🌕🌕🌕 Oil on canvas 106 × 169 cm Curated canvas

“Nativity” — Gerard David This painting reflects the quiet symbolism of 15th-century Netherlandish art. In the background is a recognisable medieval city: Jerusalem, where Christ would later be crucified. Its presence links the peaceful birth scene to Christ’s future sacrifice and the story of salvation. In the distance, an angel tells the shepherds the good news as one hurries to worship the child. David combines two biblical moments in one canvas, a common medieval device. Some scholars have…

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“First Lesson,” 1887–1889 Artist: Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865–1931) 🌕🌕🌕 Curated canvas

“Evening,” 1877 Artist: Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov (1830–1897) 🏞🏞🏞 Oil on canvas 141 × 105 cm By the late 1870s, Savrasov was going through a difficult time. The final two decades of his life were marked by personal tragedies, including the loss of his children, family troubles, and financial hardship. His struggles were compounded by alcoholism, which took a toll on his health and work. Yet he continued to paint, and his later years still brought forth works of remarkable talent. Curat…

Chess Players, 1889 Artist: Isidor Kaufmann (1853–1921) Curated canvas

“The Wounded Poacher” — Henry Jones Thaddeus Curated canvas

“Fishermen” Artist: Brent Cotton (born 1972) Curated canvas

“Farewell to England” — Ford Madox Brown Brown portrayed himself and his wife, Emma, as emigrants, though he never left England. The idea was inspired by his friend, Pre-Raphaelite sculptor Thomas Woolner, who sailed to Australia in 1852 after failing to find recognition at home. Brown was also short of money and considered moving to India with his young family, but painted this instead. The figures are near-documentary likenesses: the man is Brown, the woman Emma, and the tiny hand beneath he…

“The Artist’s Studio,” 1864 Artist: John Ferguson Weir (1841–1926) 🖨🖨🖨 Oil on canvas 64.7 × 77.4 cm Curated canvas