19th Century British Art
This sector includes Romantic painting, Victorian art, British Orientalism and Pre-Raphaelite art.

Rediscovered picture of female artist by society portraitist Philip de László comes to auction in Scotland
04 February 2020A portrait previously unknown to the wider art market of the British female artist Isobel Codrington by Hungarian artist Philip de László (1869-1937) will be offered with an estimate of £8000-12,000.

Portrait of the ‘ablest man in the army’ makes over 60-times estimate at Hansons
03 February 2020This 19th century half-length portrait right depicts the Anglo-Irish soldier and politician William Carr Beresford (1768-1854) who fought alongside The Duke of Wellington.

Scottish art dealer detects quality of unidentified 19th century portrait at Suffolk auction
03 February 2020A c.1900 half-length oil on canvas portrait of a girl with flowers caught the eye of bidders at Lacy Scott & Knight (24% inc VAT buyer’s premium) in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Sporting art collectors take to the field again
27 January 2020Hopes are high that the market for traditional British sporting paintings could experience a boost in demand after a single-owner collection racked up over £2m at auction in London.

Dead pheasant study attributed to Turner draws interest at Perth auction house
27 January 2020A watercolour study of a dead pheasant attributed to JMW Turner (1775-1851) was taken to £14,000 at a Scottish auction house.

Victorian artist William Mitchell impresses at Mitchells’ auction
20 January 2020A harbour view of Maryport in Cumbria by Victorian artist William Mitchell (1806-1900) topped the lots at local saleroom Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium).

Regent’s treat: Rediscovered Prince of Wales portrait sold for €325,000
06 January 2020This rediscovered drawing of the future George IV (1762-1830) is believed to have been owned by his true love Maria Fitzherbert (1756-1837).

It’s Grimshaw down south
28 December 2019Paintings by Leeds-born artist Louis H Grimshaw (1870-1943) are often overshadowed by his better-known father, John Atkinson Grimshaw (1863-93).

Victorian carol singing engraving after Rossetti offered in London Christmas exhibition
18 December 2019An engraving of A Christmas Carol after Dante Gabriel Charles Rossetti (1828-82) is on offer at The Maas Gallery’s Christmas exhibition.

Biffin’s powerful story recognised with £110,000 self-portrait
16 December 2019Artist Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) is believed to have had the condition phocomelia and was born without hands, arms or feet.

Gotcha: artist finds winning style
16 December 2019Exhibition shows how painter’s shift from realism to Pre-Raphaelite fantasies paid off.

Norse legend makes a watercolour wonder
09 December 2019An early watercolour by Isabel Codrington (1874-1943) depicts the Norse legend of the goddess Iduna and King Thiassi, who disguised himself as an eagle to kidnap her.

Victorian suffragette artist on song at North Yorkshire auction
09 December 2019Fewer than 30 works are known by the Victorian artist and noted Suffragette Susan Isabel Dacre (1844-1933).

Classic coach scene by James Pollard
02 December 2019This classic mail coach scene by the 19th century painter James Pollard (1792-1867) doubled pre-sale hopes in a picture auction at Surrey saleroom John Nicholson’s (25% buyer’s premium).

Royal yacht which sailed into obsolescence
18 November 2019This oil below depicts the Victoria & Albert II, the largest royal yacht of the Victorian era which remained in service until the end of Queen Victoria’s life.

Napoleon rides high in the Cotswolds
18 November 2019Robert Hillingford (1826-1904) was a Victorian painter of historical scenes, whose subjects included the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon, as well as scenes taken from Shakespearean plays.

Dealer duo stage St James’s exhibition featuring old and recent views of London
18 November 2019'Lights o’ London – Glasshouse Street by Piccadilly Circus' is among more than 20 works by Rex Vicat Cole (1870-1940) and his son John on offer at a show featuring depictions of the capital spanning 200 years.

Rossetti depicts father and son
11 November 2019A crayon portrait by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82) surfaced at Oxford saleroom Mallams (22.5% buyer’s premium) together with another of the sitter’s father.

Stannard stands out in saleroom
11 November 2019Focus on one of only two notable women painters to be associated with the Norwich School.

Rare Dante Gabriel Rossetti drawings of a father and son emerge at Oxford auction
18 October 2019Two crayon portraits of a father and son by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82) have emerged for sale at Mallams of Oxford. They date from the last decade of the artist’s life and depict his doctor Thomas Gordon Hake and the latter’s son George Gordon Hake.

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