The latter half of the 19th century is justifiably regarded as one of the great periods in French cultural history and in the evolution of European art generally. In the domain of painting ...

Scrimshaw is a traditional 19th century art form now seen through a much wider ... they were having these extraordinary experiences. The romance of sea adventures, the fascination with whales ...

In the middle of the final decade of the 19th century, Britain was the ... the atmosphere addressed by the Yellow Book, the most innovative journal of art and literature of the period, published ...

They read books and embroider ... “fascinating” historical insights that can be gleaned from his art. Tissot’s 19th-century admirers certainly recognized his sparkling ability to capture ...