Art/Painting Art Prints

Gilding, the painting and layering of gold accents, was often the final stage of decorating French porcelain. As houses were lit by firelight or ca...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

Cheeses are sold in a variety of shapes, from circular and triangular to rectangular. The shape of a cheese section depends on type and even countr...

Fruits were the foundation of dessert in 17th and 18th century France, served as jams and preserves and as the base ingredient in many simple treat...

Among the aristocracy of 17th century France, dessert was known as “le fruit” because it usually consisted of a collection of sweet-tasting fruits ...

Most butterflies fly during the day, whereas most moths fly at night except for a few specific species that also fly during the day. Some species o...

The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French language words with illust...

At least once a year, most birds regrow their feathers to replace old ones that have become tired and unkempt. Especially before the wintertime, bi...

Design from Nouveau Larousse Illustré, an illustrated French dictionary published in 7 volumes. The encyclopaedia contained 7,600 pages, 237,000 ar...

Illustration from Johnson's household book of nature featuring the common bat, vampire bat, dog headed bat, horseshoe bat and Fruit eating bat.

French portrait painter, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) portrays Emma, also known as Lady Hamilton, performing the dance of Bacchante. With sh...

English social realist painter and illustrator, Frederick Walker (1840-1875) was born in London and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and Ro...

Prominent Victorian female English painter, Louise Jopling (1843-1933), was born in Manchester, and later studied in Paris. In 1901, she became the...

English painter, Frederick George Cotman (1850-1920), born in Ipswich, was a member of the Norwich School of painters although he never lived in No...

English painter, William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), wrote in the Royal Academy Exhibition catalogue that “the scene was painted at Sodom, on the marg...

British painter, Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927), was born in Liverpool and studied at South Kensington Art School and Royal Academy Schools. He was...

Painting by Scottish painter Joseph Farquharson (1846-1935). Famous for landscapes, especially those of winter scenes that often include animals, h...

Painting by British painter Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894) who gained popularity from painting children and their pets. Several of his paintings...

Chiswick Eyot is an uninhabited river island, and is the most downstream island of the River Thames that is now a nature reserve. By Eric Ravilious...

Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Depicted is the White Rabbit saying to itself ‘Oh dear! Oh dear! I ...

The original painting, destroyed by fire in 1698, was painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. The king commissioned several copies to be made, making ...

Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, ruled England and Ireland for over 40 years. Through bringing peace to the realm, Elizabeth create...

This painting depicts the road connecting Valhermeil with Pontoise, a village northwest of Paris where Pissarro lived for many years. Villagers str...

The view here is of the daily life of Paris, looking down from the window of Grand Hotel de Russie. Pissarro’s works of Paris in the 1890s are some...

One of Pissarro’s best known pointillist images, the view depicts his neighbour’s yard. It was a piece Pissarro took pride in, and he submitted the...

Pissarro painted this from his balcony at No.1 Gloucester Terrace, with Kew Green in the foreground, Kew Road to the left, and River Thames behind ...

View of Pontoise, located northwest of Paris. The critic Émile Zola’s described Pissarro’s work of the rural French landscape: “From ordinary reali...

Similar to several other great artists, Pissarro found refuge in London to escape the Franco-Prussian war and first visited in 1870, and revisited,...

Pissarro described the city of Paris as having a “silvery atmosphere”. He painted the cityscape of Paris from his window of an apartment in Île de ...