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St George by Charles Edward Hallé (GB, 1846–1914). #MythologyMonday
@gereligf Two lighthouse pictures come to mind (but not quite 1800s) ... A Mediterranean Sea-Port, with a Lighthouse (c. 1796) by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). And A Lighthouse on fire at night by Joseph Wright Of Derby (1734-1797).
Flowering (1883-84) by Maximilian Pirner (Czech, 1853-1924). #Romance
Hope in a Prison of Despair (1887) by Evelyn de Morgan (GB, 1855-1919). #FemaleArtists #PreRaphaelite
Gogol burning the manuscript of the second part of "Dead Souls" (1909) by Ilya Repin (Russia, 1844-1930). Tretyakov Gallery. The novel ends in mid-sentence: ".. before us the future looms dark, and that we can scarcely....”
Cain's first crime (1893) by Charles Napier Kennedy (GB, 1852–1898). #Genesis
Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (1886) by Edward Moran (1829-1901). The artist was born in (old) England, died in the US. The statue is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess.
Time Chasing Love Away [Le Temps chasse l'Amour Toile] (1895) by Pierre-Charles Comte (1823–1895). #FrenchArt
Sarah Campbell (1777-78) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). #EnglishArt
Hope in a Prison of Despair (1887) by Evelyn de Morgan (England, 1855-1919). Pre-Raphaelite style. #WomensArt