Over the past year, a comparatively obscure 19th-century painting by a little-known French-German artist has captured the imagination of audiences across social media, drawing viewers in through ...

“This piece is really unique in that it is very rare to find 19th Century art that beautifully portrays Black people. The peacefulness of the scene is also unusual. This man is calmly fishing by ...

The latter painting was ultimately acquired by Thomas Evans, one of the most prominent dentists of the 19th century. The Philadelphia-born doctor was as charismatic as he was innovative: he ...

Kate Haselden, a researcher with Understanding British Portraits, has been leading the efforts to learn more about the 19th-century portrait, which is the only oil painting depicting a lone Black ...