Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Navigator

Mid-19th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A NavigatorThis mid 19th century Dutch oil painting depicts a well tailored navigator sitting proudly alongside a table. With an expression that alludes to both accrued wisdom and mild terror, hes working hard to appear calm. Clearly a travelled man of some repute, the artist draws our eye towards the tools of his trade. On his left, a telescope, dividers, and a map signal his navigational pursuits. Perhaps hes a merchant, travelling the seas to trade various

This late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1827-1912) depicts an idyllic forest landscape with a cottage and figures

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 27½” x 37” / 70cm x 94cmYear of creation: c

via a patch of incandescent reflections

A charming 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a watermill tucked away in a picturesque forest

which provides two diagonals to anchor the elements

which is perhaps fitting for such an enigmatic performer

Fielding probably sketched this view while enjoying the surroundings

He possibly witnessed it at the Moulin de la Galette - a popular haunt for artists

Nybo studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen before attending Kristian Zahrtmann's School

This early 19th-century etching by British engraver Charles Turner (1774-1857) was produced in collaboration with JMW Turner (1775-1851) and forms part of the Liber Studiorum (book of studies)

How is she reacting

It’s one of 62 hand-coloured plates from the publication ‘A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity