Past Centuries

Jacopo Ligozzi

John Young Hunter 

The Reconciliation of Helen and Paris after his Defeat by Menelaus, exb.1805 by Richard Westall (English, 1765–1836)

In Minor Key by Federico Beltrán Masses (Spanish, 1885–1949)

Johann Peter Hasenclever (1810 - 1853) “Sentimental Woman”

Annie Rose Laing (1869 - 1946) “After Rehearsal” 

Emilian Lăzărescu (1878 - 1934)

“Between Rounds,” 1898–99, by Thomas Eakins 

Oil on canvas, 179 x 205.5 cm,

Alexander painted exceptional Impressionist fin de siècle portraits of women. Jessie Steele, Reading is a fluid, compositionally masterful profile of a young house servant. This work illustrates several influences derived from French Impressionism, including filtered light, active brushwork, and a bright palette. 

Artist at his Easel by William Arthur Breakspeare (English, 1855–1914)

Marianela Nunez and Vadim Muntagirov in The Nutcracker (Royal Ballet)