Victorian portraits painting

Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 as Rose Alphonsine Plessis in a poor family she was passed around as a child and only moved to Paris when she came of age. While in Paris she was constantly in and out of jobs and soon came to realise that her looks were best asset. So she began her life as a courtesan and began to work her way up to the wealthiest citizens of Paris. Her head was turned by the wealth and her days were now filled with shopping and getting ready for the Salon's, Parties or…

View Portrait of Auguste Strobl (1828) By Stieler Joseph; Oil on canvas; 71.5 x 60 cm; Edition. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

During the Victorian era, the shape and symmetry of a lady’s brows were indicative of both her beauty and her disposition.

Albert Rosenthal was an American painter, etcher, printmaker, and art collector born on January 30, 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After high school, Albert enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a student of Max Rosenthal, his father. In 1880, Rosenthal furthered his studies at the Academie Julian in Paris. Rosenthal

Richard Buckner 1812-1883 Engeland